Health insurance

More than half are optimistic that the marketplaces will be an alternative to coverage they now offer their pre-Medicare-eligible retirees by 2018.

With ACA compliance slowing down, employers have more time to look at their offerings.

Are employees substituting professional diagnoses for quicker and cheaper results at the risk of their health?

Zenefits reached its first settlement with a state government over its use of unlicensed health insurance brokers, an issue that prompted investigations in at least three other states and led its founding chief executive officer to resign this year.

Hours after the U.S. government sued to block two major health insurance mergers, one deal appears headed for the courthouse while the other could be headed to the graveyard.

Even as eligibility rates rise, limited workforce participation and smaller premium increases have kept the employer health benefits landscape stable.

U.S. antitrust enforcers roundly rejected a pair of proposed deals that would consolidate the nation’s five biggest health insurers into three.

Baristas will soon have as much choice in their healthcare as customers do their beverages.

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, driven by growth at its Optum technology and consulting unit.

A client’s campaign should include specific goals that carefully consider employee demographic factors and messaging that is accessible year-round.

Are employees substituting professional diagnoses for quicker and cheaper results at the risk of their health?

An employer’s marketing campaign should include specific goals that carefully consider employee demographic factors and messaging that is accessible year-round.

Even people who have not earned 40 work credits can still sign up for the program but will have to pay a premium for hospital coverage.

Even people who have not earned 40 work credits can still sign up for the program but will have to pay a premium for hospital coverage.

Even as eligibility rates rise, limited workforce participation and smaller premium increases have kept the employer health benefits landscape stable.

hCentive’s CEO Sanjay Singh discusses his own frustrations as an employer and how multi-carrier benefit platforms can help mitigate rising costs and limited healthplan options.

Employers are lowering their own premiums through coinsurance and high deductibles. But efforts to help workers control their spending through smarter healthcare decisions have met with less success.

With the market condensing to a few big carriers, such as Anthem, adviser Vinnie Daboul predicts the health insurance system is entering a new phase.

Some policies may create economic incentives for employees’ partners to stay out of the workforce, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.

Fair wages and health benefits are a given, but many companies are looking to expand these offerings by giving employees more freedom to choose when and how they get their work done.