Minority Care

Why are minorities, and their doctors, selecting poorer-performing hospitals when a higher-quality option is in their backyard.

Cancer Concerns

New study by Washington National Institute for Wellness Solutions finds that most Americans are concerned about a cancer diagnosis

Up In Smoke

Smokers cost their employees nearly $6,000 per year more than employees who don’t smoke

Regional Variations

A new study, reported in Kaiser Health News, concludes that health differences across the country explain between 75 percent and 85 percent of the cost variations in Medicare health care spending

Know the Rules

Did you know that fully insured health plans that have not retained grandfathered status under PPACA will be subject to the same nondiscrimination rules that have long applied to self-insured plans?

Self-employment

New research from the Urban Institute estimates that the number of self-employed Americans will be 1.5 million higher in 2014 because of PPACA.

Union Anger

Unions are upset that PPACA would add to the cost of multi-employer health plans that cover unionized workers .

Fewer Options

The PPACA requirement that all insurers offer four levels of health coverage to small businesses will be delayed until 2015 and will only need to provide one choice for now.

 

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