Recent surveys from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Mercer and others indicate that the upward pressures on healthcare benefit costs for employees may be easing. What this means for HR
A study from Mercer Health & Benefits LLC shows that Florida employers are expecting to pay more for health care coverage in 2016. Specifically, 99 large and small companies in
After nearly two years in operation and millions of dollars spent in development, the small business health insurance exchange created by the Affordable Care Act is struggling to catch on.
Health care costs have been rising at historically modest rates for a decade now, prompting a considerable amount of discussion and debate by economists about whether the trend can continue.
DESPITE recent gains in the number of Americans who have health insurance, many people are still faced with paying for care out of pocket because of high deductibles. A new
The controversy over what counts as a full-time job under the Affordable Care Act continues, especially for those in the service industry. Lawmakers and several service industry associations are contesting
IN THE WAKE of faculty members sharp objections to Harvards imposition of coinsurance and deductibles on nonunion employees health insurance, announced last September, President Drew Faust promised to provide data
A survey of 136 large corporations by the National Business Group on Health found that employers are preparing for an increase in healthcare costs by making changes to their benefit
Businesses are paying more to provide health insurance to their workers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. A majority of businesses surveyed by the New York Fed
Controlling the cost of health care benefits continues to be a top priority of financial executives, according a new survey of pension, health care and other benefits by Newark-based Prudential
