Health Care Reform Watch

Sep 17, 2024

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A Message From the Editor

Private equity firms are still in the doghouse, presidential candidates are converging (a little) and employers may have to spend about $656 million on their first round of mental health benefits parity checks. And how was your week?

– Allison Bell, senior reporter, BenefitsPRO

News

Women more likely to skip medical care due to cost, wait times

By Kristen Beckman

Women are 31% more likely than men to skip medical care due to cost while also paying $15.4 billion more than men in... Read More

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Association health plan bill is back, could reach House floor soon

By Allison Bell

A House committee has approved both the AHP bill, which sought to expand health plan opportunities for small employers,... Read More

Slideshow

Top 10 states with the longest retiree life expectancy

By Allison Bell

In these states, 65-year-olds may have to make their nest eggs last a bit longer, as life expectancy in these states... Read More

News

Employee stress over finances soars, benefits leaders respond

By Lucy Peterson

The report found that 80% of benefits leaders feel that offering competitive financial benefits is more important than... Read More

News

Senate committee to vote on contempt for Steward CEO, a no-show at hearing

By Allison Bell

Sen. Mitt Romney, a private equity firm founder, asked what could improve the impact of private equity ownership on... Read More

News

UnitedHealth begins to move away from Humira, joining CVS, Express Scripts

By Allison Bell

Patients who are taking Humira now will be grandfathered in. Read More

News

Let ERISA prevail in employer self-funded health plans, benefits group rep tells House panel

By Allison Bell

American Benefits Council's Ilyse Schuman also defended the value of the federal group health tax exclusion. Read More

Slideshow

10 worst cities for inflation

By Allison Bell

For a worker who retires at age 65 today and lives 30 years, these are the 10 worst cities for stretching retirement... Read More

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