30 Aug Average Worker’s Health Care Costs Increased Due to Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Employers picked up more of individual premiums, but less of families’ premiums, in 2013, and decreased in-network coverage for both. Read more...
Employers picked up more of individual premiums, but less of families’ premiums, in 2013, and decreased in-network coverage for both. Read more...
Over the short term, employers plan to retain active medical plans amid projected cost increase and excise tax concerns; greater change expected to retiree medical plans...
Implementing a wellness program can not only promote a healthy work environment, but it can also result in a return on investment. Here's how!...
Provisions under the ACA allow health insurers to charge smokers 50 percent higher premiums than nonsmokers. Now the question is whether this will be enough to promote healthier lifestyles. ...
New report finds effective employer-sponsored wellness programs can reduce medical costs by more than 18 percent for the average worker...
Health plans are being evaluated by the simplest measures rather than ones that dig deeper. For most purchasers of the plans, this only frustrates efforts to control costs and facilitate better outcomes for those covered....
Beyond tweaks to deductibles, employers could find savings if they focused more on "value-based" models...
Failing to comparison shop could result in overpaying by as much as $100 a month....
Practices and techniques to help control the ever-increasing costs of employee benefits....
Tools to help explain the importance of having the best benefits at the best cost. ...