65% of employees want to choose their insurer
New polling reflects what industry insiders have been discussing for months that insurance should move in the consumer-driven direction.
Healthcare reform
How the ACA affects annual enrollment
Despite employer mandate delay, there are still several things that need to be communicated to employees.
Self-insured employers gear up to cover clinical trials
What employers should know about the ACA provision governing clinical trials.
Its time to be honest with yourself and your producers
Jack Kwicien on what forward-thinking advisers have to do to survive health care reform.
Sell on exchange vulnerabilities
Craig Davidson on leveraging the insurance exchanges when selling to your clients.
Push for 40-hour health care threshold will take work
Expert says theres a good deal of pressure on Congress to raise the bar for mandated employer-sponsored health care from 30 hours a week to 40, but it wouldnt come without a fight.
Boehner renews pledge to overturn ACA
House Speaker John Boehner renewed his vow to abolish President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled chamber voted to postpone two of the legislations key provisions.
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David Lerman
Digital Insurance Launches Private Exchange
Digital Benefit Advisors launches a private exchange in Vermont, with plans to expand to a handful of states within 90 days, a company executive told Employee Benefit Adviser Tuesday.
Hospital admission declines persist as patients costs rise
Hospital admissions have been falling as patients who have seen their deductibles rise put off seeing a doctor and as some types of services are being shifted away from inpatient to outpatient treatment.
Fed ponders part-time worker increase as ACA influence questioned
The share of Americans who work part-time for economic reasons, meaning they cant find full-time jobs or because their hours have been cut, is 78% higher than in December 2007, when the 18-month recession began.
First round of employers PCORI fees due July 31
Most employers that sponsor self-funded group health plans, and insurers of fully-insured group health plans, will need to file and pay by July 31 their first round of federal comparative effectiveness research fees imposed under the ACA.
Obamacare Privacy Concerns Loom With Links to IRS, Peace Corps
A $267 million computer system built by a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. is one of the most important determiners of whether the Affordable Care Act succeeds.
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Alex Wayne
House passes delay of individual mandate in ACA
The Republican-led U.S. House voted to postpone two significant provisions of the Affordable Care Act Wednesday.
Insurance premiums said to be lower than forecast on ACA
Premiums for health plans to be sold to the uninsured next year will be less costly than government analysts expected under President Barack Obamas signature health care law, his administration will report today.
Brokers worried about relevance, Aflac poll finds
A survey released Wednesday by Aflac shows brokers may be timid about their future. Find out why and more details from the report.
New York health exchanges offer 50% drop in premiums
Health insurance premiums will drop by about 50% on average for consumers in New York who buy new plans through a state-run marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act.
Hospitals withdraw from key Obamacare ACO plan
Nine of 32 hospitals and health systems dropped out of a U.S. pilot program created through the Affordable Care Act to reduce medical costs by moving away from a traditional fee-for-services model, the government said.
ACA individual mandate delay may pass House, but Senate another story
Weighing the dilemma of a potential individual mandate delay may have consequences for brokers.
After employer mandate delay, is bump to 40 hours next?
Legal experts weigh in on the IRS guidance making ACAs employer mandate delay official.