health insurance costs

• Rising health care costs

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 1, 2013

  There’s been a lot of debate over the country’s health care system. But there’s one fact nearly everyone agrees on: Health care costs are too high.

• 4. Rising health care costs

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 30, 2013

  There’s been a lot of debate over the country’s health care system. But there’s one fact nearly everyone agrees on: Health care costs are too damn high.

• More states license co-ops

  By Allison Bell  |  April 17, 2013

  At least 10 organizers of co-op plans have received some or all of the state regulator approvals they need to open the plans for business.

• Court rules Milwaukee police can’t bargain health costs

  By Todd Richmond  |  April 17, 2013

  Two Wisconsin appellate courts bolstered portions of Republicans' contentious collective bargaining restrictions Tuesday, ruling that Milwaukee police can't negotiate their own health care costs and that a county board legally required elected officials to pay more for their benefits.

• Why the time is right for critical illness insurance

  By Bob Patience  |  April 11, 2013

  Employees face multiple health-related risks that can adversely affect their financial wellness. Those risks include disability and premature death. And as employer-provided health care benefits continue to evolve for a growing number of Americans, you might be able to add out-of-pocket health care costs to the list, too.

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  Reform still baffling small businesses

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 26, 2013

  Even though it’s been three years since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, most small business owners say they still don’t get how the law affects them.

• House passes online health insurance marketplace

  By Patrick Condon  |  March 15, 2013

  The Minnesota House passed a bill early Friday creating an online health insurance marketplace that aims to provide a new way for at least 1.3 million Minnesotans to purchase coverage, a key element of the new federal health care law.

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  Five year-end health insurance tips

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  December 21, 2012

  There’s a lot happening this time of year, and in the rush of the holidays, consumers may overlook one important thing to think about: insurance benefits.

• Idaho opts for state-based insurance exchange

  By John Miller  |  December 12, 2012

  Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter said Tuesday a state-built health insurance exchange is the best option for Idaho under the federal government's health care overhaul, but left the final decision up to lawmakers who return to Boise in January.

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  Employee wellness causes concern for employers

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 7, 2012

  A national survey finds the top health conditions concerning employers.