Benefit Design

Oct 07 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The National Academy of Sciences said Thursday that the federal government should explicitly consider cost as a factor in deciding what health benefits must be provided

Sep 21 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Starting this year, insurers will be required under the Affordable Care Act to completely cover such services as annual physicals, childhood vaccinations and dozens of screening tests for everything from high blood pressure to abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Sep 16 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Should the package set a national standard for health plans to cover a comprehensive set of benefits? Or is it more important that states have flexibility to determine what is “essential” based on their own markets.

Jul 20 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A leading medical advisory panel recommended on Tuesday that all insurers be required to cover contraceptives for women free of charge as one of several preventive services under the new health care law

Jul 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

If you’re wondering how the total cost of your small business’s health-care plan stacks up against others, a survey released last week may provide some insight

May 19 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

High co-payment costs prompt between 6% and 25% of oncology patients to walk away from the pharmacy counter without filling their prescriptions

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

This standard will require that every health insurer provide a summary of benefits and coverage that is written not exactly in plain English but in a uniform format that will make comparisons across health plans a bit easier.

Mar 31 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

People with high-deductible plans spent substantially less on their medical care. That’s good news. Or is it?

Feb 28 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Here are the 10 general categories of benefits that the health law considers essential, and some services within each that could trigger debate as regulators develop rules

Feb 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Employers are spending more on gift cards, contributions to health savings accounts and other incentives to persuade workers to take part in health-improvement programs, a new survey finds.

Jan 25 2011

LA Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Plans established after Sept. 23 will no longer be able to charge a copay, deductible or coinsurance for preventive services. As of Jan. 1, it also applies to those covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

Dec 02 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Opponents Take Aim at Limited Health Plans

Nov 10 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More employers are adopting a tiered system to pass on the bulk of those costs to their employees by assigning bigger contributions to workers in top salary brackets and offering some relief to workers who make less money

Nov 09 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Lower insurance copays for high-value chronic illness medications leads to a greater utilization by patients

Nov 01 2010

LA Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Co-payments, which typically cost at least $20, for a host of preventive services will disappear starting Jan. 1 for most workers thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

New York Times

New York Times

Kaiser Health News

New York Times

Wall Street Journal

HealthLeaders Media

HealthLeaders Media

Kaiser Health News

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

LA Times

New York Times

New York Times

HealthLeaders Media

LA Times

About this Blog

Healthy Skeptic Podcast

Research

Headlines

Tags

About This Blog

Categories

Useful Links

RSS Feed