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Wal-Mart Health Screening Stations Part Of ‘Self-Service Revolution’

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Wal-Mart Health Screening Stations Part Of ‘Self-Service Revolution’

By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN, STERLING, Va.– Perched by a computer monitor wedged between shelves of cough drops and the pharmacy in a bustling Wal-Mart,  Mohamed Khader taps out answers to questions such as how often he eats vegetables, whether anyone in his family has diabetes and his age. He tests his eyesight, weighs himself and checks […]

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Big Firms Win Big Contracts Building Health Insurance Marketplaces

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Big Firms Win Big Contracts Building Health Insurance Marketplaces

By PHIL GALEWITZ, KHN— President Barack Obama’s health care law has been criticized as a “government takeover” of health care. But private companies are building the underpinnings of the online health insurance marketplaces that are a key element of the law – and winning contracts worth hundreds of millions to do so. Deloitte Consulting, part […]

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Aviation Adapts To A Turbulent World Of Work

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Aviation Adapts To A Turbulent World Of Work

ILO News– Turning an airplane around requires the combined efforts of 12 distinct commercial aviation job functions: gate, ticketing, ramp, freight, operations and baggage transfer agents, pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, aircraft cleaners, caterers and fuellers. These teams may work for several companies, and they do not necessarily like each other. Often they don’t communicate very […]

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Feds Will Run Health Insurance Marketplaces In 25 States

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Feds Will Run Health Insurance Marketplaces In 25 States

By PHIL GALEWITZ and ALVIN TRAN, KHN— It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states— including the major population centers of Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania. The federal government had hoped more states last week would agree to form a partnership health insurance exchange—the deadline to apply was Friday, […]

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Health Savings Account Assets Grow To $15.5 Billion in 2012, EBRI Reports

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Health Savings Account Assets Grow To $15.5 Billion in 2012, EBRI Reports

More Americans are putting cash into health savings accounts. Despite a lull in 2008 and 2009 and decline in 2010, Americans are again taking advantage of health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements. After a drop during the Great Recession, health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are growing again. The average account […]

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One-Third Of Health Insurance Plans Exceed Law’s Out-Of-Pocket Cap

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One-Third Of Health Insurance Plans Exceed Law’s Out-Of-Pocket Cap

By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN— Consumers who buy their own health insurance will see the total amount they could pay out of pocket for medical care capped starting next year, but some will likely pay higher premiums as a result. That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from a new study showing more than one-third of health insurance plans currently offered […]

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To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working

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To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working

Many people are hoping they can keep working just keep their health care insurance. New research suggests idea may be wishful thinking. More than half of all workers say they intend to work longer than they would like in order to keep their health care insurance at work, according to new research by the nonpartisan […]

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HHS Denies Mississippi’s Bid To Run Its Own Health Insurance Exchange

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HHS Denies Mississippi’s Bid To Run Its Own Health Insurance Exchange

By JEFFREY HESS, Mississippi Public Broadcasting via KHN— Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, who has been the driving force behind creating a state based health insurance exchange, got his answer from the feds Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013: Sure can’t. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rejected Mississippi’s plan, making Mississippi the only […]

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Feds Blame Mississippi Governor For Health Insurance Exchange Denial

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Feds Blame Mississippi Governor For Health Insurance Exchange Denial

By PHIL GALEWITZ, KHN— One, Mississippi has become No, Mississippi. The Obama administration on Friday, Feb. 8 2013, offered an explanation for why it rejected Mississippi’s bid to establish a state-based online health insurance marketplace, called One, Mississippi. In a letter, the federal government’s top exchange official said they had no choice because Gov. Phil Bryant would not allow […]

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FMLA 20th Anniversary: New FMLA Military And Airline Crew Benefits

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FMLA 20th Anniversary: New FMLA Military And Airline Crew Benefits

The U.S. Department of Labor today marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act by issuing a final rule implementing two important expansions of FMLA protections. The first expansion provides families of eligible veterans with the same job-protected FMLA leave currently available to families of military service members and […]

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