Consumer Driven Health Care

Unless health care costs can be mitigated, more than 60 percent of large employers' health plans will be affected by a federal excise tax that will go into effect in 2018, according to new analysis from benefit consultant Towers Watson.

Research shows individuals who have a health plan with integrated benefits are far more likely to obtain necessary care, take their medication appropriately, and get necessary lab tests associated with chronic conditions.

The health care reform bill is a lot less of a made-up sow and more like a severed equine cranium under the sheets.

Statutory contribution limits mean retirees will fall short of the savings needed to fund their health care.

If you have been slow to add consumer-directed health plans to your portfolio, this might be the time to get on board the wagon.

Growth driven by small employers, HRA offerings.

We have yet to see the CDHC growth curve, but HRAs and HSAs are set to explode, and the growth will be driven by employers.

Consumer-driven health care is good for the sick and the healthy, the poor and the wealthy.