health insurance coverage

• Medicaid expansion didn't improve health in Oregon

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 10, 2013

  "No significant improvement in measured physical health outcomes.” That was the conclusion of a study of thousands of low-income people in Oregon who have received access to Medicaid since 2008.

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  PPACA regulators tackle broker compensation

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 9, 2013

  Agents and brokers who want to help clients enroll in health insurance exchanges will be able to do so once they register with regulators and will get paid according to what the market will bear.

• Health care coverage uneven among U.S. cities

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 16, 2013

  As far as health care coverage goes, it's all about location, location, location.

• Business owners concerned about growth

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 27, 2013

  Business owners express less optimism regarding growth opportunities this year than prior years, according to the 2013 Small Business Economic Forecast.

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  Seven health tax tips

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 7, 2013

  It's everyone's favorite time of year: Tax season. Do you know how to make the most of it?

• Feds begin marketing push for exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 1, 2013

  The Department of Health and Human Services announces its relaunch of healthcare.gov.

• Feds begin marketing push for exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  January 16, 2013

  The federal government wants to remind consumers of the mandate as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and they’re using a consumer-friendly website as a way to do it.

• Social Security beefs up its online services

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  January 10, 2013

  More than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries can access their payment history, benefit verification letter and other services online.

• Analyst predicts Humana rally

  By The Associated Press  |  January 10, 2013

  Shares of Humana Inc. are poised to rebound after a rough performance in 2012, thanks in part to growth prospects for the health insurer's Medicare Advantage plans, according to a Bernstein Research analyst.

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  Resolve this…

  By Denis Storey  |  January 8, 2013

  Maybe it’s just the time of year—with resolutions getting tossed around like Vegas wedding proposals—but it does look like this is the year we could get serious about wellness at work.