Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
As more workers battle diabetes, cancer, heart disease, mental illness and other health conditions, employers are finding ways to help them reduce health care costs and focus on overall worker health and well-being, according to a new report.
A new poll shows many Americans believe they will be impacted by problems with the ACA, even if they obtain insurance through their employer -- and they expect the GOP to fix it, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey reveals.
But many health plans are not maximizing their potential by proactively marketing their offerings to consumers and most are falling short when it comes to successfully addressing provider integration and access to care for their members.
The current political environment in Washington, D.C. has caused new uncertainty in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, prompting some insurers to factor this into their double-digit premium increases on exchange plans for the coming year, according to a report released today by the Kaiser Foundation.