The San Diego Union Tribune reports that employers are facing a 10%-12% increase in the cost of providing insurance coverage to employees in 2007. This estimate is based on ... Read More

Wal-Mart's $4 generic program has generated a lot of excitement, and other companies are offering similar savings on generic prescription drugs. However, according to the Boston Globe, critics say ... Read More

"Facility fees" charged at some hospital-based clinics may significantly increase the cost of care. According to the USAToday, this issue has come to the forefront now that more Americans ... Read More

While most people know that American carmakers like GM, Ford, and Chrysler are in financial crisis due to employee health costs, you may not be aware that Toyota is also ... Read More

Limited benefit plans, also known as "mini-medical" plans, have high deductibles and limited benefits, but they cost significantly less than traditional health insurance plans. The Wichita Eagle reports that ... Read More

Third-party payors, like insurance companies and Medicare, are increasingly relying on sophisticated detection software to combat fraud. According to the USAToday, fraud accounts for 3%-10% of health care spending ... Read More

A recent lawsuit settlement in Pennsylvania may make it easier for consumers to decipher insurance claims denials, according to UPI. Highmark, an affiliate of Blue Cross Blue Shield, will ... Read More

The Detroit News reports that Ford retirees will be removed from the company retiree health plan in 2008. Instead, they will receive $1,800 per year in a health retirement ... Read More

Healthy NY, a state-funded health coverage program available in New York, will begin offering HSA plan options in 2007. This change is designed to make coverage more affordable for ... Read More

As open enrollment for 2007 Part D plans approaches, it is important to understand how the coverage gap, or "donut hole", will affect beneficiary out-of-pocket spending. Read my article ... Read More

Some hospitals, recently featured in The New York Times, havebegun offering free preventive care to uninsured patients in order to reduce their need more expensive emergency care. Some of ... Read More

The Washington Post reports that coverage in the Part D "donut hole" may be more limited in 2007 than it was in 2006. According to Families USA, a non-profit ... Read More

A Rand Corp. study shows that while some people save money using consumer-driven health plans, patients with this type of health coverage are more likely to forgo medically necessary care. ... Read More

While some Americans have been able to sneak ineligible dependents on to their insurance coverage, this may come to an end as more health plans are conducting dependent audits to ... Read More

Each year, U.S. News & World Report reviews commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans for access to care, preventive benefits, quality of treatment, and customer satisfaction. The 2006 report was ... Read More

The New York Times has recently published an article featuring the problems faced by people who retire before age 65. Until recently, Americans have been able to rely on ... Read More