HEALTHCARE Medicare Supplement Premiums Vary Widely A 65-year old male purchasing Medicare supplement insurance will pay anywhere from a low of $126 per-month to $444 per-month, according to the 2016 National Medicare Supplement Price Index. […]
HEALTHCARE Greater Insurer Competition Leads to More Satisfied Consumers Health plan members are most satisfied when there is more competition among health plans, according to a J.D. Power study. The study rated satisfaction on a […]
HEALTHCARE High-Deductible Health Plans Don’t Actually Increase Consumerism High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) are associated with lower health care spending, but not because consumers are shopping around for healthcare, according to a study published in the […]
Over the past 20 years, the number of businesses with employee assistance programs (EAPs) has more than doubled, according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Seventy-four percent of businesses offer […]
Target-date assets are expected to capture almost 90% of 401(k) contributions by 2019, according to research from Cerulli Associates. “The market for target-date funds is highly competitive given the industry’s expectations for future flows, and […]
Amid all the recent worry about people lacking health insurance, one vulnerable group of Californians appears to be suffering from too much, not too little coverage. Low-income older adults who are dually eligible for both […]
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