Health Care Issues


Filllng In On Health Care

"Rx for trimming health-care costs" (Financial Tactics, August) omitted several important elements that are available to contain and trim health-care cost...  Read story

Health Insurance Options

Related Terms: Employee Benefits Health in...  Read story

Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid are health insurance programs sponsored by the federal government that cover medical expenses for elderly, disabled, and low-income ...  Read story

Smoke Free Environment

The term smoke free environment is sometimes used indiscriminately to discuss both 100 percent smoke free areas as well as segregated and ventilated areas...  Read story

Risky Business

With the right kind of self-insurance, you can trim as much as 20% off your health insurance bills.  Read story

Benefits;

If you're thinking about offering a stop-smoking clinic to employees, don't make the mistake of scheduling it during the vacation season. Smokers who mis...  Read story

Smokeout, Part 1

Does your company have an official policy regarding the rights of smokers and nonsmokers in the office? A survey of smoking and nonsmoking managers ...  Read story

Help Wanted

How small companies can lower their health-care costs.  Read story

Secondary-Smoke Strategies

Options for dealing with environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace and ordering information for several resources.  Read story

He Pays Them to Quit Puffing

One company's technique for getting workers to quit smoking and resources for designing smoking-cessation classes.  Read story

Universal Health Care Is Back

July 12, 2005 --In response to rising health-care premiums and an increasingly uninsured population, advocates of a universal health care ...  Read story

Philadelphia Moves Closer to Smoking Ban

Business owners in Philadelphia have been muted in their opposition, now that many neighboring cities already have anti-smoking laws.  Read story

Philadelphia Votes to Ban Smoking in Bars and Restaurants

Pending Mayor John Street's signature, the city will join New York and Washington in requiring smoke-free workplaces.  Read story

Study: Smoke-Free Workplaces Reduce Heart Attack Risk

New research shows smoking bans are cutting heart attacks among employees by half.  Read story

Small Business Not Left Out of Health-Care Reform

With the possible adoption of a national exchange program comes the benefits of buying in bulk.  Read story

Study: Smoking Bans Don't Harm Local Business

Feb. 12, 2007 -- Local restaurants and bars across Minnesota appear to be unfazed by recent smoke-free ordinances, according to a...  Read story

Candidates' Take on Premiums

An owner's guide to the Democratic presidential candidates' proposals.  Read story

60-Second Business Plan: The Butts Stop Here

How's this for a breathtaking market? The 35-million Americans who try to stop smoking every year.  Read story

How I Did It: Charles Hallberg, Founder and CEO, MemberHealth

As told to Bobbie Gossage Industry: Health 2007 Inc. 500 Ranking: Read story

A 401(k) for Health Care Costs

Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts.  Read story

Cost-Lowering Healthcare Deadlines Loom

August 16, 2005 --Employers face two approaching deadlines created by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 that could mitigate their cos...  Read story

Healthy Rebates

When it comes to controlling health costs, a check can sometimes work better than a checkup. At Quill Corp., an $80-million distributor of office products...  Read story

Keeping Fit

While most businesses are trying to control health insurance costs, some companies are spending more on employee health programs than ever before.  Read story

Cutting Through Insurance Jargon

Insurance terminology some money saving tips.  Read story

Employers Forced to Cut Benefits

Rising employee health-care costs are prompting some employers to reduce benefits, according to a new survey. Among 230 financial executives polled...  Read story

Tabling Benefits

Battling rising premiums, a restaurateur considers cutting health insurance.  Read story

The Privacy Time Bomb

You're sitting on a privacy time bomb. Here's how to defuse it.  Read story

Health-Care Costs Easing

Workplace wellness programs may be reining in rising costs, a survey finds.  Read story

Cut Your Health Care Costs Now

Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools.  Read story

Private Health Care Spending Slowing

June 10, 2004 -- A new study revealed that private health care spending grew by 7.4 percent in 2003, down from 9.5 percent in 2002. It ma...  Read story

States Step Into Debate Over Health Care

March 15, 2005 --As the national debate over health care continues, many state governments like those in California and Arizona have stepp...  Read story

Wellness Programs Paying Off

A study shows employer health-care costs can be cut in half by promoting fitness and medical screenings.  Read story

Whatever It Takes

Managed care, the human version, at Senior Whole Health.  Read story

The Nurse Will See You Now

Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.  Read story

New Studies Show That HSAs Still Have a Long Way to Go

Jan. 12, 2005 --When it comes to finding ways to offer their workers health insurance, most employers seems to like the idea of health sav...  Read story

Get Healthy…Or Else

Employers are getting a lot more serious about their wellness programs. But can you tell employees they're not allowed to smoke--even at home?  Read story

The Nurse Will See You Now

Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.  Read story

At Last, a Few Nice Words About the President...

Observation that President Clinton's health plan initiated health-care reform on the local level.  Read story

State Senators Battle Insurance Tactics

Oct. 27, 2005 --Employees who have serious medical conditions are Read story