Health insurance

First seen as a silver bullet to cut costs, consultants now know the true value of the platform, Willis Towers Watson mid-market exchange head Rob Harkins says.

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

Mitch McConnell’s decision to delay a vote on healthcare legislation sets off what will be a furious few weeks of talks to deliver on the GOP’s seven-year promise to repeal the ACA.

The decision to postpone the vote planned for this week follows announcements by at least five Republicans that they’ll vote to block debate on the bill.

An individual coverage incentive was added to the Better Care Reconciliation Act Monday.

Though the Better Care Reconciliation Act is similar to the House’s recent replacement legislation, there are some notable differences regarding tax credits, association health plans and Medicaid.

Investing dollars in improved care management programs, well-being initiatives and plan-design modernizations won’t produce full ROI unless the employee contribution methodology is sound.

The most significant change is the inclusion of a new provision to encourage Americans to maintain continuous healthcare coverage that would replace the ACA’s individual mandate.

Granted, nothing is settled, but organizations should be taking these steps to ensure they're ready for any modifications to their medical plans.

The Better Care Reconciliation Act pushes off the Cadillac tax, eliminates the employer mandate and boosts health savings accounts.

Investing dollars in improved care management programs, well-being initiatives and plan-design modernizations won’t produce full ROI unless the employee contribution methodology is sound.

The plan includes $15 billion a year in market-stabilizing funds over the next two years and $10 billion a year in 2020 and 2021, according to a person familiar with the plan.

Insurer announces its exit from Wisconsin and Indiana on Wednesday, the deadline in many states for U.S. insurers to file their premium rates if they wish to participate in the Affordable Care Act next year.

But, as in the House bill, states could receive waivers of some of Obamacare’s consumer protections including provision of 'essential health benefits.'

Health and wellness perks dominate offerings added in the last year, according to SHRM’s annual report.

With $1 trillion being lost to unaddressed chronic disease each year, employers must help address these conditions in wellness programs.

The closely held insurer also plans to begin selling plans on the ACA marketplaces in Tennessee in 2018 and expand its offerings in other states where it’s already operating, CEO Mario Schlosser says.

As the Senate crafts its version of the ACA replacement bill, employers believe that a levy on coverage will see higher costs.