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More Companies Opting for Private Health Exchanges

Human Capital & Careers

More Companies Opting for Private Health Exchanges

Mercer, perhaps a bellwether for growth in the private exchange space, will have 31% more active-employee exchange clients in 2016.

By David McCann | October 15, 2015

Specialty Drugs Eat More of Health-Care Spending Pie

Human Capital & Careers

Specialty Drugs Eat More of Health-Care Spending Pie

Thanks to a proliferation of high-cost drugs for complex conditions, pharmacy expenses outpace overall medical cost growth.

By David McCann | February 25, 2015

Consulting Firm Automates Retirement Readiness Tracking

Retirement Plans

Consulting Firm Automates Retirement Readiness Tracking

Buck Consultants applies for a patent on the underlying process and technology of a new service.

By David McCann | December 4, 2014

U.S. Health-Cost Hikes Slow Down Again This Year

Human Capital & Careers

U.S. Health-Cost Hikes Slow Down Again This Year

The increases are still high, though, and they're accelerating globally.

By David McCann | May 15, 2014

Private Health-Exchange Market Consolidates

Private Health-Exchange Market Consolidates

Towers Watson expands its exchange business into the midsized and small markets with its purchase of Liazon, a major player in the space.

By David McCann | November 22, 2013

Small Firms at Risk of Health-Plan Cancellations, Too

Small Firms at Risk of Health-Plan Cancellations, Too

Companies with 50 to 99 workers don't necessarily have reason to hope insurers will let them keep their noncompliant plans, despite Obama announcement.

By David McCann | November 15, 2013

A One-of-a-Kind Private Exchange

Human Capital & Careers

A One-of-a-Kind Private Exchange

Or is Buck Consultants’ “exchange” not really an exchange at all but rather a collection of health-benefits services wrapped in that label? Does it matter?

By David McCann | August 12, 2013

Private Exchange Wars

Human Capital & Careers

Private Exchange Wars

The rhetoric is heated and getting hotter all the time in the emerging field of private health-benefits insurance exchanges. Where does the real truth lie?

By David McCann | August 1, 2013

Big Companies Eye Private Health-Benefits Exchanges

Human Capital & Careers

Big Companies Eye Private Health-Benefits Exchanges

To date the online portals have mostly served small corporate customers, but it looks like that may soon be changing.

By David McCann | July 30, 2013

Obamacare Delay Poses Legal Risk to Employers

Obamacare Delay Poses Legal Risk to Employers

Low-paid workers who now will be eligible for generous federal subsidies to buy health insurance next year may have grounds to sue their employers in 2015.

By David McCann | July 9, 2013

With Private Exchanges, Workers Dump Old Health-care Choices

Human Capital & Careers

With Private Exchanges, Workers Dump Old Health-care Choices

Almost four in five employees at the three customers of Aon Hewitt’s new private exchange chose a different kind of plan than they had used previously. More opted for a less-costly plan than one with better benefits.

By David McCann | March 18, 2013

A New Private Health Exchange, with a Twist

Human Capital & Careers

A New Private Health Exchange, with a Twist

Buck Consultants jumps into the game with an exchange for which insurance carriers compete in each geographic area to be the sole provider there.

By David McCann | March 4, 2013

Health Reform: The November Issue

Health Reform: The November Issue

If Mitt Romney is elected President, all bets are off for the Affordable Care Act.

By David McCann | October 8, 2012

What the Elections Will Mean for Health Care

Human Capital & Careers

What the Elections Will Mean for Health Care

The Presidential race and which party wins control of the Senate may dictate much about health-care reform and its costs for years to come.

By David McCann | September 7, 2012

Perched on a Precipice

Perched on a Precipice

The Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, expected this week, will shake up health-benefits plans, one way or another.

By Russ Banham | June 25, 2012

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