Benefits Manager

Nearly three quarters of young adults aged 18 to 34 years and nearly three quarters of women are anxious about paying bills.

Costs are going up globally, with the expected average increase before changes for employer-sponsored medical plans in 2019 of 7.8 percent.

For next year, a benchmark “silver” plan--which provides a mid-level of coverage--will cost $406 a month for a 27-year-old, before any subsidies.

As Secretary Alexander Acosta has settled into his position at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), employers are seeing several new compliance initiatives.

For companies wanting to improve the experience of their customers and grow their business, they must look at employee first.

On-exchange health coverage selection activity is predicted to fall about 4.9 percent this year, to about 11.2 million.

The Health Transformation Alliance, a coalition of more than 40 big companies, will use a new online tool to get better deals on their medications.

With enrollment for ACA health plans underway, some experts worry that consumers lack access to clear information about which health plans have narrow networks.