Employee Health Care
Is It Ethical to Opt Out of Health Insurance?
The key principle of ethical living is taking responsibility for oneself and not putting a burden on others.
Big Changes Ahead for Health Care
No matter how the Supreme Court handles President Obama's reform law, the approach to medical insurance will be remade.
New Rules, Resources Make It Easier to Find Individual Health Insurance
Take advantage of new consumer tools to find affordable policies.
Guide to Open Enrollment, 2012
Customize your selections to save money and maximize coverage.
How to Save Money on Health Insurance When You're Young
Being young, healthy and broke does not mean you should skip paying for health insurance. Stay covered without spending a fortune.
Expect to Pay More for Health Coverage Through Work
Employers will increase the percentage that employees contribute to insurance premiums and to encourage workers to opt for high-deductible plans.
Time to Tackle the Budget Deficit
Bipartisan ideas are credible, but are Americans ready for such strong medicine?
Generics of Lipitor, Plavix Coming This Year
Versions of those drugs will be cheaper, but overall Rx costs will rise.
Take Advantage of Preventive-Care Benefits
You may be able to get free health screenings as a result of the health-care reform law.
Cash In on New Health-Care Rules
First, get the most out of your flexible spending account in the new year.
Ease the Pain of Higher Health-Care Costs
What to do when your boss asks you to shoulder more of the burden.
New Rules for Flexible Spending Accounts
The health-care reform law has three new rules that affect how much you can contribute to these accounts and how you can spend the money.
Health Care Reform: 13 Tax Changes on the Way
Here are 13 changes in the massive overhaul that could impact your tax bill, for better or worse.
Health-Insurance Changes for 2011
Here's what to expect when your employer gives you choices during open-enrollment season this fall.
Health Care: Firms with Annual Benefit Limits Must Take Care
Allowable caps will be gradually raised, then barred altogether in 2014.
Health Law Likely to Add to
Employer Costs
Mandates kick in before any savings, but there are some things firms can do in the short term.
A Tax on Health Benefits
Find out how employee health benefits will be taxed and how employees will be affected.
Why the Health Care Bill May
Eventually Curb Medical Costs
It will take several years to know for sure, but some provisions may really help.
Health Care Overhaul:
What Happens When
A blow-by-blow rundown of when and how the health care bill will take effect.
What Firms Will Do
With Health Care Reform
Look for higher premiums, more wellness plans in efforts to cut costs.
Saving Grace Period for Flex Accounts
Make the most of any money remaining in your 2009 FSA.
Health-Care Rationing Is Inevitable
Let's stop debating the why of rationing and get on with the how.
Take Advantage of the Extended COBRA Subsidy
The government will continue a little longer to help people who've lost jobs pay for health coverage.
The Year in Review
Kim Lankford reflects on the questions she received -- and advice she gave -- throughout 2009.
Wellness Plans: What Actually Works
More-generous incentives boost participation and become an investment that grows.
Employers Left in the Dark on
New Mental Health Law
The mental health parity law takes effect Jan. 1, but critical guidance that companies need is still a long way off.
Employers Left in the Dark on
New Mental Health Law
The mental health parity law takes effect Jan. 1, but critical guidance that companies need is still a long way off.
Employers Target Overweight Kids
Helping their employees’ overweight and obese children can save companies money—and put kids on a healthier path to adulthood.
15 Key Questions on the Health Care Bill
There’s still a long way to go, but odds are good that President Obama will sign a bill before Christmas.
Employers Face Tough Decisions on Health Care Coverage
Even if Congress were to pass a health bill tomorrow, it wouldn’t kick in until 2013. In the meantime, employers have to find a way to cope.
Your Path to Cheaper Insurance
The best option isn't always the most obvious.
Health-Care Subsidy for the Unemployed
Get extra help with COBRA coverage.
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