Smaller Firms Eye Health Option ; Official Traveling State to Tell Employers About Cover Tennessee
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By CARLY HARRINGTON,  harringtonc@knews.com  Vicky Curtis, co-owner of Fire Pro Sales and Service Inc., is struggling to pay the cost of health insurance she recently began offering her five employees.
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A small but growing number of American families beset by major medical problems are learning the hard way that simply having health insurance is sometimes not enough.
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The fall can be an anxious time for employees across the country, as companies hold their annual open enrollment periods and invite workers to choose benefits from a complex range of health insurance, disability coverage and retirement savings alternatives.
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In Tennessee, nearly a half-million people are warned they could lose their government-supported health care. In Maine, the move is in the opposite direction - the state is expanding its role
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Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurerâs network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.
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Sept. 10, 2004 -- American workers&#39; soaring health care costs could have a one small upside: They seem to be spurring companies to get more serious about worker health in a desperate bid to save money.
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Seeing low fees for family doctors as a weak link in the nationâs health care system, some big employers and health insurers are seeking new ways to pay doctors to reward high-quality medical care.
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A small but growing number of lawmakers look for a Plan B that can win broader support.
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Consumers face what many health care experts describe as two distinct tracks of care for those lucky enough to have insurance through their employer.
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New York State regulators are looking  into WellCare Health Plans Inc's  activities as they  relate to the state's Medicaid program, a person familiar with  the investigation said on Tuesday.
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To reduce costs, a number of employers are giving away drugs to help workers manage chronic conditions.
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Some of the biggest U.S. employers said on Wednesday health care coverage and retirement plans for American workers should be delivered by competing third-party benefit administrators such as banks, investment companies and insurers.
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NEW YORK -- People with employer-sponsored health coverage choose to enroll in traditional plans over consumer directed products, which have been touted as a way to lower health care costs, according to a survey released Friday.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Governor Bredesen and the leading advocate for TennCare enrollees may have their differences, but they agree controlling the health care program&#39;s skyrocketing drug costs is key to saving it.
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New York State regulators are looking into WellCare Health Plans Inc's  activities as they relate to the state's Medicaid program, a person familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.
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The new dental and vision benefit program for federal employees and retirees tries to fill a gap in their health-care coverage by offering a mix of national and regional plans that vary in cost and enrollment options.
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As a new enrollment period gears up, employers are bracing for how much it is going to cost to cover their workers&#39; health. Although insurance premiums are expected to rise at a slower rate than