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insurance
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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…
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Health Policy D-Day? Or not for a few more months?
At the AHCJ event we had in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago, I talked about why there’s nothing magical…
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A compelling question: Will employees ask small employers to drop health coverage?
Brian Kalish posed this question in an article in Employee Benefit News on Sept. 24. Kalish was quoting Rodger Bayne,…
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History gives perspective to changes in health care system
While most of us are focused on the opening of the insurance marketplaces on Tuesday, Catherine Hollander, in the National Journal,…
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Employers use exchanges to shift employees, retirees away from traditional benefit plans
For years, employers have been seeking to control the rising cost of employee health insurance. Now they have a new…
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With exchanges looming, AHCJ updates Health Policy resources
Health Policy core topic leader Joanne Kenen is continually updating the stories, tip sheets, data and other resources to help…
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Studies raise questions about medical care in high-deductible health plans
In August, we reported on two surveys of employers that showed a movement toward less comprehensive health insurance. More employers…
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Series explains Health Policy through people’s stories
The Tennessean recently ran a six-part series by Tom Wilemon, who was a 2012-13 AHCJ Regional Health Journalism Fellow, showing the faces…
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Employer survey shows continued move toward less comprehensive health insurance coverage
Almost every day there is news about the strategies employers are using as they prepare for the Affordable Care Act.…
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Behind the headlines, survey reveals ‘a quiet revolution’ away from more comprehensive insurance
One of the big stories reported on Aug. 21 involved the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2013…