If you have gone online recently to pay a hospital bill, request a prescription refill, or look at lab results, you are among the minority of people across the U.S. using technology to monitor your health.
Moving patient health records from a paper-based system to an electronic one has long been a dream and a goal of doctors, hospital administrators and policymakers, but the effort has been anything but seamless, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. Continue reading
Two Princeton economists startled other Americans — and themselves — when they uncovered a trend that had escaped the medical and scientific world: Between 1999 and 2013, white middle-aged men and women in the United States, especially those with only a high school education, began dying at a sharply increased rate, largely a result of problems with legal and illegal drugs, alcohol-related liver disease and suicide. Continue reading
It’s open enrollment season for almost every kind of health insurance in America. Millions of Americans using Medicare plans, employer-sponsored health insurance or Affordable Care Act marketplaces select health plans each fall. Many consumers face numerous options, and research shows that they make many mistakes, often paying more than they need to. Continue reading
The Obama administration said many consumers will see noticeable premium increases when buying health coverage on insurance exchanges in 2016, acknowledging for the first time what many health-care experts had predicted. Continue reading
Point-of-sale retailers and large health care firms can expect cyber insurance rate hikes of up to 150% on renewal next year, says Willis Group Holdings P.L.C., in a report discussing next year’s forecast for various lines of business.
It expects that rates for cyber polices are expected to be flat to up 15% for companies that are neither point-of-sale retailers nor large health care entities. Continue reading
Companies with 50 to 99 full-time employees must offer affordable insurance to employees and their dependents starting Jan. 1. They must also file tax forms with the government by Jan. 31 detailing the cost of their coverage and the names and Social Security numbers of employees and their dependents. While companies of all sizes are subject to the law must file the forms, smaller businesses without big staffs to handle the paperwork may have to hire someone to do it — at a cost of hundreds or thousands of dollars. Continue reading
Many Small business and individuals are noticing a common occurrence for health insurance premiums for 2016. An overall increase in premium is expected. It has been speculated that rate increases were coming down across the board since the passing of the Affordable Care Act. In 2016 the speculation is proving to be a reality for many Continue reading
A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 38 percent of professionals involved in recruiting “leveraged benefits to recruit employees at all levels during the past 12 months.” Continue reading
