Premiums and Benefits news and information

U.S. Supreme Court's decision to recognize same-sex marriages in at least 13 states will have effects on families' insurance status, healthcare taxes and benefits for serving the federal government.
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Remember all of those dire warnings that the health reform law would lead to drastic increases in premiums for 2014? Recent rate filings indicate that's not happening.
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Visits to the doctor and pharmacy dropped among workers whose employer switched their health insurance to a high-deductible plan with a health savings account, a newly released Health Affairs study found.
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While most of the attention on the reform law has been on providing coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, workers with employer-paid insurance are also beginning to feel the effects.
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Where consumers live and their state's previous insurance rules may determine whether they experience “rate shock” this fall in their small business and individual plans.
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Is patient engagement over-hyped? The chief scientist for pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts won't go that far, but years of experience from a career studying what makes patients tick makes Bob Nease at least consider the possibility.
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Rising premiums have driven a steady decline in employer-sponsored health insurance since 2000, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study released today.
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It's no million-dollar bonus, but your HR department could soon be offering you a new perk to help you stay healthy — and help your company save money on healthcare.
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As insurers prepare to submit 2014 premium rates to state regulators next month, some stakeholders are questioning whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be affordable after all.
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From Aurora, Colo., to Newtown, Mass., to the apparent suicide of country singer Mindy McCready, the issue of mental illness has become a high-profile topic. Time after time, in tragedy after tragedy, we find people who have lost hope, become severely depressed, or who have displayed significant...
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