Health Care


Recent Health Care Articles

Case Study: Paying Employee Health Claims Out-of-Pocket

John Schmitt opted to self-fund his employees' medical claims, and saw his company health insurance costs drop 20 percent.  Read more

Should You Self-Fund Your Employee Health Benefits?

More small businesses are choosing to pay out-of-pocket for employee health claims, rather than a fixed monthly premium to an insurance carrier. Here are the...  Read more

Domestic Medical Tourism

How one company is saving businesses big bucks on employee medical treatments  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Berkeley Bionics

This California company developed a bionic exoskeleton that gives paraplegics new legs.  Read more

8 Ways to Promote Wellness in the Workplace

It's a new year and kick starting your wellness program is a way to help your employees achieve one of their new years resolutions—to be healthier.  Read more

Paul Spiegelman, Founder of the Beryl Cos. 

Founder of the Dallas-based health care call center business, Paul Spiegelman shares his tips on building a corporate culture that delivers exceptional custo...  Watch video

No More Friends with Benefits

A company takes aim at health-care costs by rooting out freeloaders.  Read more

Health Care Reform for Business Owners

The Inc. Business Owners council recently convened with a Andrew Torelli of e3 financial,to discuss health care reform, small business health care costs, and...  Read more

Health Care Reform, Oh My!

When you invite small business owners to discuss Obama's health care reform, be ready for an earful  Read more

Health Care Reform and Business Owners

Health care Reform and Business Owners  Read more

PharmaJet Finally Gets Unstuck

After years of struggle, Kathy Callender is starting to make her do-gooder dream look like a great business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: StemCyte

How recent legislation and education helped this cord blood banking company double its business in just three years.  Read more

Hormones in Plastic Water Bottles

Researchers in Germany believe that plastic water bottles pose a h...  Read more

Tasty Catering: Thomas J. Walter

Tasty Catering's employees participate in virtually all important decisions, including those involving company structure and health care policy.  Read more

The Price of a Healthy Staff

Three companies share their employee wellness budgets.  Read more

Video Game for Kids with Diabetes

Children with diabetes have a hard time, as do their parents who have to try and coax them to allow their blood sugar levels to be tested with needles d...  Read more

How to Build a Wellness Program

Starting a wellness program doesn't always mean installing a fitness center and hiring a full-time wellness coach. Here's how to improve your employee's heal...  Read more

How to Make Health Care Reform Work for Your Business

It's official: the Affordable Health Care for America Act has been signed into law. It is going to have ramifications for business owners large and small. We...  Read more

How to Set Up a Flexible Spending Account Program

If your employees are looking for a way to reduce their tax burden and control out-of-pocket health care spending then this guide to setting up a flexible sp...  Read more

Health Care Reform Promises More Paperwork

Congress on Thursday approved the Reconciliation Bill wrapping up health care legislation. Here's what it means for you.  Read more

Small Businesses Grapple with New Health Care Law

One important aspect of the legislation: Two part-timers count as one full-timer for the purposes of determining whether a business is required by law to pro...  Read more

What Health Care Reform Means for Your Business

The House of Representatives has passed a sweeping health care bill. Here's what it means for you.  Read more

How to Choose an Investor

What the health care bill means for small businesses . Inc.com's Courtney Rubin has the details on what the passage of Sunday's health car...  Read more

Medical Marijuana Laws Leave Employers Dazed and Confused

It's now legal to smoke pot for medical reasons in 14 states. What does that mean for employee policy?  Read more

Report: Small Business Owners Ambivalent About the Public Health Care Option

Some owners believe a public health care offering will lessen the financial burden on small business, while others won't risk losing employees by canceling c...  Read more