Health Care Reform

A National Council of Insurance Legislators proposal calls for plans to get dentists' permission before letting outside organizations send them patients.

Employers can have a pivotal new role in supporting employees as they navigate these financial challenges.

Some employers subject to ACA coverage requirements will be able to make workers pay about 10% more for the premiums.

The reduced rate will still be almost 10 times the average monthly out-of-pocket costs paid by commercially insured patients.

The team now running Steward Health Care System is suing Dr. Ralph de la Torre, its former chief executive officer, and other individuals and companies in an effort to recoup about $1.4 billion in payments.

The company warned investors today that problems with Medicaid plans and individual health policies will hit full-year earnings.