Kathryn Mayer

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Kathryn Mayer

Kathryn Mayer is Managing Editor for Benefits Selling magazine. She can be reached at kmayer@sbmedia.com

• State exchanges will have ‘vibrant’ competition

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 18, 2013

  New analysis shows increased competition among health plans in the nongroup marketplace.

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  Health care costs to slow in 2014

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 18, 2013

  A new report projected lower overall growth in medical costs in 2014, even as millions more Americans join the health system under PPACA.

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  Administration releases proposed rule on exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 17, 2013

  The Obama administration is working on easing the operation of the new health insurance exchanges under PPACA.

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  CDHP enrollment surged in 2012

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 17, 2013

  Enrollment in consumer-directed health plans grew by 19 percent in 2012, increasing from 33 million in 2011 to 39 million last year.

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  Bill would split broker comp from MLR

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 14, 2013

  A bipartisan bill is earning praise from brokers and agents who’ve argued PPACA’s MLR provision is threatening their livelihood.

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  PPACA spurring massive health clinic growth

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 13, 2013

  The number of retail health clinics nationwide is expected to grow sharply in the next three years due to the influx of newly insured patients under PPACA.

• Life insurance beneficiaries mostly satified

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 13, 2013

  A new study finds that most life insurance beneficiaries are satisfied overall with their claims experience, but it doesn’t mean the work is done for agents.

• One in five employers expect PPACA to raise their costs

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 12, 2013

  More employers than ever expect PPACA will increase their health care costs and put a dent in their bottom line.

• What my father taught me about health care

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 12, 2013

  My mother taught me about staying alive, but my father taught me about living.

• Medicare Advantage enrollment hits record high

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 11, 2013

  A record number of people are enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans despite payment changes, according to new analysis.