With 62 million cases of osteoporosis and osteopenia in the United States and a U.S. market of over $3.8 billion, few brands are competing for a very large appropriation of healthcare dollars. Major…
Texas has taken its largest step yet toward addressing the nation's worst uninsured rate by green-lighting the first step toward Healthy Texas, a reinsurance program that could allow small busines…
Despite a $6.6 billion two-year budget deficit, Wisconsin is going ahead with plans to expand its BadgerCare Plus program to childless adults. And, because the budget calls for state health officials…
Iowa lawmakers are considering major mandates for state-regulated health plans, including requirements that health plans cover autism, prosthetics, osteoporosis, and cancer treatment in approved clini…
The economic downturn is wreaking havoc on employers nationwide and statewide, leaving insurers grappling with eroding enrollment, and more cost-shifting pressures from healthcare providers. Against t…
Kansas City is the new home of a major pilot initiative for value-based insurance design, with major employers pulling together to gather and evaluate data needed to calculate results of VBID moves.
The shift in employers' attitudes toward wellness and healthcare cost management has brought workplace health clinics back into vogue, mostly among large self-insured businesses, but also among so…