Health law could boost use of temp workers

3/27/2013 12:02:55 PM

March 25, 2013 | by Jay Hancock, The Washington Post

The health-care law could prove to be a boon for temporary-staffing companies as employers outsource jobs to sidestep complex requirements for medical insurance.

But some experts say the Affordable Care Act’s exceptions for temporary employees could undercut the goal of expanding coverage to more American workers.

“That could lead to

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Group medical appointments may help ease growing demands on health-care system

3/18/2013 8:53:53 PM

March 18, 2013 | by Michelle Andrews, Washington Post

When visiting the doctor, there may be strength in numbers.

In recent years, a growing number of doctors have begun holding group appointments — seeing up to a dozen patients with similar medical concerns all at once. Advocates of the approach say such visits allow doctors to treat more patients, spend more time with them (even if not one-on-one),

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Cash Incentives Help People Lose Weight, Researchers Find

3/8/2013 8:30:35 AM

March 7, 2013 | by Nicole Ostrow, Bloomberg

Financial incentives for losing weight help people shed more pounds than programs that don’t affect dieters’ wallets, a study found.

Participants who received money monthly for losing weight or paid into a pool when they didn’t meet goals, dropped 9.1 pounds on average, compared with 2.3 pounds for those without cash incentives, according to research

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Healthcare Access and Affordability for Colorado Residents Increases with Partnership of SeeChange Health and Colorado Health Insurance CO-OP

3/5/2013 3:21:26 PM

Partnerships will Drive New, Consumer-Governed Options for Managing Health

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

SeeChange Health, a leader in value-based health benefit solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative (the CO-OP). This partnership, a first for SeeChange Health under the Affordable Care Act, gives Colorado residents

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