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47 percent of executives say the PPACA may have a financial impact on their business. Most of them - 70 percent - have begun reviewing their health care benefit plans.

Fewer unemployed Americans than expected were aided by the federal subsidy that helps pay for COBRA health care coverage, partly because COBRA premiums were still unaffordable, cites a new article by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Data released last week by Standard & Poor's indicates the average per capita cost of health care services covered by private insurance and Medicare programs rose 7.32 percent over 12 months ending in August.

In the second quarter of 2010, individual and family health savings account programs grew by a larger number than in the first quarter of 2010, finds the the Consumer Driven Healthcare Institute.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced Thursday it has voted to adopt a model regulation containing the definitions and methodologies for calculating medical loss ratios as required by health reform.

A 10 percent cost increase is projected for many popular health plans in 2011, as a number of health care reform provisions go into effect for employer plans.

According to a new survey, many Americans do not understand how flexible spending accounts can save money on routine out-of-pocket health care costs.

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