A Note from Secretary Sebelius to Employers about Health Reform

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, talks about the The Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed by the President in March. The Affordable Care Act gives businesses, big and small, immediate relief from rising premiums, improves their insurance choices over time, and begins to stabilize out-of-control health care costs. Read more »

Are You Ready for September 23rd? Advice on Covering a New Wave of Dependents and Implementing Other Policy Changes

On September 23rd, employers across the country will begin to switch gears from preparing for health care reform to implementing the first major policy change: covering employees' dependents up to age 26. A raft of other changes takes effect on that day, too. Read more »

Pay for Prevention at Ochsner Health System

Among the more interesting health benefits questions facing employers today is this: Can employers buy healthy behavior? That is, can a company pay its employees to eat better, exercise more, stop smoking, and otherwise live healthier lives? Read more »

Moving Mountains (of Health Data): An Update on Data Sharing and Why It Matters to Employers

The nation's transition to a truly wired health care system, having progressed molasses-slowly for decades, is now at least a pilot-test reality in a select few markets. And one reason may be the engagement of employers who have long realized the cost-saving, quality- improving potential of having health data zip securely and efficiently among providers, labs, hospitals, and clinics. Read more »

What Comes in a Bottle but Is Hard to Control?

The average U.S. company spends about 12.6 percent of its health care dollars on pharmacy costs. Chances are, not all of that money is well spent. Read more »

Notable Numbers

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Editorial Advisory Board and Steering Committee

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