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Roundtable: How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Vision and Dental Plans

A survey conducted by AARP finds an overwhelming number of Idahoans are ready for a change when it comes to health insurance. About 80 percent say they are in favor of a state health insurance exchange.

With looming changes from health care reform on the horizon and increased cost-shifting to employees, voluntary benefits emerge as a bigger player in the benefit programs of the future.

Health plans may have to comply with new electronic funds transfer (EFT) and remittance advice standards by Jan. 1, 2014.

Health benefit management company Extend Health Inc. hopes to raise about $75 million with an initial public offering of stock, according to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A survey of 334 seniors who bought private Medicare supplemental plans in previous years through an exchange revealed 63 percent reevaluated their coverage during the 2012 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period.

Mercer announced it has acquired Alicia Smith & Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based Medicaid policy consulting firm.

Four recent surveys confirm the notion that the majority of employers will continue to offer employer-sponsored health benefits in 2012 and beyond.