In the past two decades, approximately 20 million Americans have died as a result of the negative health effects stemming from cigarette use. If the present rate of use doesn’t subside, fatalities resulting from smoking could increase significantly, according to a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General.

While the Affordable Care Act may be the law of the land, passed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court more than a year ago, a physician trade association wants to put the health reform law on hold because it didn’t go through the proper channels in the legislative process.

Every month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services releases its latest statistics for how many people have enrolled for coverage through HealthCare.gov. But if a new bill goes through the necessary hoops in order to be signed into law, HHS will be more regular with those updates.

Nearly half of Americans with employee benefits says that they are paying more for their coverage today than they were at this time last year.

Whether Americans get their coverage through employee benefits or take a plan out on their own, they’re more concerned about the state of health care than they are about terrorism or the aftereffects of the government shutdown, according to the results of a new poll.

Business owners and consumers spent more on employee benefits in 2012, but at a reduced rate when compared to previous years, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Many of the most pressing health care concerns the industry has to deal with in 2014 have to do with employee benefits, according to a new report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Many policyholders aren’t pleased with their plans since coverage has kicked in – to the point of walking out of hospitals without being given treatment, in some instances.

Even though the ACA may be the law of the land for now, that doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed to stay in place for the long-term.

Even though the White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that the federally facilitated website is operating much better than it did when it was first rolled out in October, that’s not something that many consumers who don’t have employee benefits believe is accurate, based on their experience.