The Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability percentage is increasing for 2027, giving some employers a little more flexibility when determining how much employees contribute toward health coverage. Here’s a helpful overview of what employers should know as they plan for the year ahead.

Prior authorization is a process some health plans use to review certain services, medications, tests or procedures before they are provided. New industry and federal efforts are focused on making the process faster, more transparent and easier to understand.

In 2022, new regulations to protect patients against unexpected medical bills from out-of-network providers took effect. While the legislation established new reporting requirements for air ambulance services, ground ambulances were not included in the legislation. A recent study shows the impact on consumers.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to respond to the nation’s growing health and economic crises. The legislative package included a continuous Medicaid enrollment provision that is soon to expire. What are the impacts?

According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study, few employers offer retiree health benefits. Of those who do offer this coverage, an increasing number are turning to Medicare Advantage plans. What does this shift mean for retirees?

Today, it’s already common for adult children to stay on the family cellphone plan. Another way parents can help adult children to save money and pay down debt is to keep them on their health insurance plan.

The Internal Revenue Service has released inflation-adjustment amounts for 2023 that are used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is affordable for purposes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This represents the lowest affordability threshold since the ACA was implemented in 2014. How will this impact businesses and workers?

The No Surprises Act helps protect patients against unexpected medical bills from out-of-network providers. Here is the latest federal guidance on how to implement this new legislation.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has updated comprehensive preventive care and screening guidelines that will result in free additional services for an increased number of women and children.