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By Lauran Neergaard |
May 8, 2012
Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options — from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits on fast-food restaurants to selling healthier snacks in sports arenas.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 8, 2012
It's the hottest trend in job-based health insurance: plans that give you a personal savings account for medical bills but also require you to pay a hefty share of costs before coverage kicks in. But there's a warning flag, a risk that workers will forgo needed care, even preventive services...
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By Kathryn Mayer |
March 28, 2012
Small and mid-sized employers will be hit hardest financially when complying with provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But larger employers, says a new report, won’t be as affected as some have predicted.
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By Denis Storey |
March 27, 2012
In a move that probably surprised no one at all, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a lengthy statement on the anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this week—that just happened to coincide with the Supreme Court taking up the very constitutionality of that legislation.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
March 21, 2012
Experts at the Department of Health and Human Services and Georgetown University say young adults and children are getting better access to health insurance and preventive care through the Affordable Care Act.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
March 20, 2012
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 45.1 million women—including 20.4 million with private health insurance and 24.7 million women with Medicare—can receive recommended preventive services with no cost-sharing, new data released today by the Department of Health and Human Services shows.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
January 25, 2012
For the more than 12 million beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, resolving to make the most of their coverage could result in improved health and more money in their pockets in 2012.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press |
January 20, 2012
In an election-year decision certain to disappoint religious conservatives, the Obama administration announced Friday that church-affiliated institutions will get only one additional year to meet a new rule to cover birth control free of charge.
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By Carla K. Johnson |
January 2, 2012
Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free.
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By Benefits Selling staff |
November 1, 2011
Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage increase once again in 2011
