Employers would be able to use standalone reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to compensate employees for health care expenses under a bipartisan bill recently introduced in Congress.
More employers believe the King v. Burwell ruling will have a positive effect than a negative effect, although a slight majority doesnt believe this ruling affects them one way or the other, according to Mercer.
ER visits for dental problems doubled from 1.1 million in 2000 to 2.2 million in 2012, or one visit every 15 seconds, according to the American Dental Association.
Visit the doctor via video? A barrier to consumer use of telehealth video consultations has been the lack of reimbursement--but looming doctor shortages may change that.