Ever wanted to know what your employer is thinking when determining what kinds of employee benefits to offer? Well, if you work for Wal-Mart, now you know. Of course, other ... Read More

Residents of Massachusetts can now use the internet to compare hospitals and healthcare providers based on their quality rating and cost of treatment, according to this article in the Boston ... Read More

This article in the San Diego Union-Tribune describes an interesting job-based coverage option available to people living close to our border with Mexico. Some Americans are opting to receive ... Read More

Here is an interesting article about job-based health insurance coverage, and why our current healthcare system relies so heavily on it. It all started back in the 40's, when the feds ... Read More

The Medicare Part D Plan Comparison Tool is now available online! This tool allows a great deal of personalization. For example, you can enter the specific drugs you ... Read More

This article in the New York Times tells the real-life horror stories of several people who must contend not only with illness, but also with the resulting mountains of medical ... Read More

U.S. News & World Report has a new series of articles ranking the best health plans around the country. Read their articles and rankings to find out which ones ... Read More

After mailing out millions of their new 2006 Medicare & You handbooks, Medicare discovered that the handbooks contained an error pertaining to the new Part D prescription drug benefit. ... Read More

At some companies, employees who adopt healthy habits can earn discount credits to lower health insurance premiums. For example, Xerox employees who don't smoke or who enroll in smoking ... Read More

According to this article, consumer demand and increasingly sophisticated health care technology contribute to rising health care costs. Today, doctors are able to successfully treat patients that would have ... Read More

According to this article in the Washington Post, an increasing number of doctors are charging annual "uncovered service" fees to their patients. These fees are designed to cover costs ... Read More

Nevada's plan to allow its citizens to purchase lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada has been halted while the Attorney General's Office determines whether the proposed procedure is legal, according to ... Read More

A study released by Harvard University's School of Public Health shows that association health plans do not reduce costs or increase access to health care for small business employees. ... Read More

According to a survey released by Blue Cross Blue Shield, most health savings account enrollees seem to be happy with their coverage. Survey respondents feel more in control of ... Read More