Wellness

Whether your business is self-insured or purchases a health plan, it’s time to bend the cost curve in your favor. Using a combination of robust data analytic tools and care management, population health management offers benefit managers a proactive approach to improve the health and well-being for members whose chronic conditions can account for 75% or more of your healthcare expenses.

Humana said it expects new Obamacare customers to be sicker and costlier than anticipated, after the U.S. government’s decision to let healthier people keep their existing plans.

A report released Thursday shows positive interest in the ACA’s exchanges from this sought-after portion of the U.S. population.

Most uninsured people in the U.S. have yet to try to sign up for health coverage under Obamacare, and a key advocacy group said it will hire more workers to reach those unfamiliar with the law.

Two of the largest U.S. health insurers are giving Obamacare customers more time to pay their initial premiums as the industry tries to coax millions of people to take the final step in cementing coverage for 2014.

A new study conducted by human capital risk management firm HCMS Group suggests that employers who offer vision benefits to their employees might be able to save as much as $5.8 billion in cost savings over a four year period, partly due to the preventative screening opportunities afforded by low-cost eye check-ups.

Pre-tax season taxpayer confusion is higher than normal with the ACA in full swing.

Top Senate and House negotiators are near agreement to fund implementation of the Affordable Care Act, says Iowa Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the panel that sets spending for the Department of Health and Human Services.

John Seltzer, along with son Jason, establishes the groundwork for an enduring business with a focus on consultative sales.

In response to consumer confusion about deadlines related to the Affordable Care Act, insurer says it will extend the deadline and accept payment online.