Healthcare reform

Angie Villamaria, director of associate wellness for Centura Health, put rhetoric into action by implementing a weight loss program for the health network’s employees.

For employers who implement the right solution to Affordable Care Act requirements, the benefits include reduced costs, improved accuracy and year-to-year repeatability.

When it comes to healthcare proposals such as Paul Ryan and the GOP’s latest, gradual is better, says adviser Craig Hasday.

There are a lot of people in the U.S. who dream of single-payer health care. And what a dream it is!

When it comes to healthcare proposals such as Paul Ryan and the GOP’s latest, gradual is better, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Employers can increase historically low engagement by tailoring program structure and motivation techniques to individual employees.

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

The first ACA reporting season was traumatic for many employers. But the hard-learned lessons should lead to a much better process for the 2016 plan year.

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

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

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

The first ACA reporting season was traumatic for many employers. But the hard-learned lessons should lead to a much better process for the 2016 plan year.

The National Business Group on Health embraces a proposal to eliminate the excise tax, but is wary of efforts to cap the employee income exclusion for health benefits.

A reduction in employer contributions and rising prescription drug costs are drivers of growth in healthcare costs, according to new data from consulting and actuarial firm Milliman.

A reduction in employer contributions and rising prescription drug costs are drivers of growth in healthcare costs, according to new data from consulting and actuarial firm Milliman.

DOL outlines companies’ obligation under the statute, but still leaves many issues unresolved, says attorney Jeff Nowak.

The health system is making strides toward value-based care but much of them are still detrimental for employers and employees.

The U.S. health system is making strides toward value-based care but much of it is still focused on volume, which is detrimental for plan sponsors and employees.

Affordable Care Act’s loopholes and inefficiencies are creating losses among carriers and they, in turn, are pressing advisers, says Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute.

Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.