Healthcare plans

The health care industry will change its focus from expanding the insurance market to reining in medical costs now that the presidential election has been decided, says the CEO of the main lobbying group for health insurers.

Flexibility with rollovers and investments are cited as key advantages to health savings accounts, causing them to become valuable retirement plan assets.

Tesla benefits manager Nate Randall, speaking at Benefits Forum & Expo, details how his company is changing the benefits landscape on a budget.

Scottsdale Health adds a telehealth service to its benefits plan and sees dramatic costs savings because the service keeps non-life-threatening illnesses out of the emergency room.

Political pundit Meghan McCain addresses attendees at Benefits Forum & Expo and explains why she believes neither Republicans or Democrats have the answers to fixing America’s broken health care system

Darden and Sears announce they will use Aon Hewitt’s private health insurance exchange.

Truveris consultant Michael Jacobs explains why he believes in value-based benefits design and consumer-driven health plans.

Editor in chief explains why she moved over to a new health insurance plan that includes a health reimbursement account debit card and why the new plan is a better fit for her family.

Lisa Holland argues that biometric screenings offer more useful data than information gleaned from health risk assessments and that biometric data can be used to develop better wellness programs.

As open enrollment kicks off, so too does flu season. And as a wellness support provider, brokers might want to help employers line up flu shots at less expensive, more convenient places than the doctor's office.

Client dedication, employee happiness propel FirstPerson CEO Bryan Brenner to EBA’s 2012 Health Plan Adviser of the Year

John Lamb shares the new math of employee benefits.

Long-term care and outliving their money are major concerns for today’s seniors, according to a recent survey, but PPACA and the upcoming election has particularly elevated their concern over the primary source of their health care coverage.

According to a new survey, a majority of both Republicans and Democrats say that status quo is the most likely post-Election Day scenario for American health care.

Small businesses that have implemented health and wellness programs overwhelmingly report a positive impact on the bottom line. However, most of these employers still haven’t got the message.

Lifestyle, diet improvements may be linked to welcome decline in American adults’ cholesterol level.

Two health officials from Target try to bull’s-eye the company’s unique approach to health care, medicine and a culture of wellness, and they say it’s all about innovation.

Kaiser Family Foundation study finds that elderly people in Florida would have paid more than $200 extra for traditional Medicare if a system similar to Paul Ryan’s proposed overhaul of the program was in place in 2010.

The largest U.S. health insurer has raised its forecast in a year that saw it gather 2.1 million new participants while medical costs held relatively stable.

The health insurer’s interim CEO has announced plans to create four separate business units for Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and individual sales and dental, vision and disability insurance.