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Survey: Employers expect health benefits to cost more; small companies consider dropping coverage
Here are two issues to watch in the coming year: How many employers will drop health insurance coverage in the…
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Webcast will explore transparency in the cost of health care
On Jan. 1, many formerly uninsured Americans will have health insurance coverage and thus will be prepared to engage with…
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More hospitals penalized in value-based payment program
Here’s a sign that paying more for better care and paying less for inadequate care is taking hold in a…
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What really happens if hospitals lose ‘critical access’ status?
In rural areas, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services designates more than 1,300 hospitals as being “critical access…
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‘Story behind the story’ of insurance cancellations worth reporting
Canceled health insurance policies are in the news for good reason. When health plans cancel policies, consumers immediately believe they…
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Health care quality study: Good news, bad news and in between
Health plans had poor results last year on reducing the use of antibiotics and on ensuring that chemically dependent patients…
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Survey: Employees unfamiliar with ACA but believe insurance costs will rise
About 60 percent of workers at large U.S. companies are unfamiliar with the Affordable Care Act, according to a survey…
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Rural areas pose challenges for insurance marketplaces
An estimated 60 million Americans live in rural areas of the United States. How these Americans use the new insurance…
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Join us for a webcast next week on how rural Americans will use the insurance marketplaces
Since Oct. 1, most of the coverage of the health insurance marketplaces has properly focused on how well the exchanges…
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Mercer survey shows cost increases to remain low but warns of issues to watch next year and beyond
Employers’ health insurance cost increases will remain relatively low next year at 4.8 percent, according to preliminary results from Mercer’s National…