From the monthly archives: July 2014
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to sue President Barack Obama’s administration over implementation of his 2010 health-care law. Continue reading
ess than half of all small employers are currently offering health insurance because it is too expensive. That’s over 2.3 million small employers that aren’t offering health insurance to their employees. Continue reading
The average total cost of risk (TCOR) for businesses rose two percent from $10.70 per $1,000 of revenue in 2012 to $10.90 per $1,000 of revenue in 2013. Continue reading
Medicare’s financial condition improved significantly in the last year, thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act, but the outlook for Social Security is basically unchanged, the Obama administration said Monday. Continue reading
U.S. workplaces may need to consider innovative methods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese. Continue reading
New research appears to confirm that laws against texting while driving do reduce traffic fatalities if they are primary enforcement laws. Continue reading
A former adviser to the Obama administration on health policy made public statements in 2012 that undercut arguments it is now making in court about the government’s authority to subsidize insurance premiums. Continue reading
U.S. health insurers will send out about $330 million in rebates to employers and individuals this summer under President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday.
The law, often called Obamacare, requires insurance companies to refund customers when they spend less than 80% or 85% of health care premiums they collect for medical care. Continue reading
