A survey of healthcare law professionals by Bloomberg BNA’s Health Law Reporter indicates the most important issue in 2012 will be the Supreme Court’s examination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), despite other important matters requiring resolution.

Behavioral economics can be valuable in formulating and implementing employee benefits and health plans, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

There are certain laws that apply to the offering of benefits to employees, so it is essential to check local and industry regulations before tweaking availability requirements.

As the Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on misclassification of workers, a group of California airport shuttle bus drivers recently sued in federal court to be considered employees rather than independent contractors, BLR reports.

The entire premise of any kind of commercial insurance is that risk is mitigated when large groups of people are consolidated.

Many employers may have decided that they are being exceedingly fair to their workers when they offer them substantial benefits packages.

For a number of reasons, experts say the developments set to take place this year will have an enormous impact on the administration of employee benefits for many years to come.

According to a recent poll, most hospital, health system, and insurance senior executives are uncertain about their organization’s participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).

The number of women in California going without health insurance has increased in recent years, according to the Public Health Institute (PHI).

It may seem simple enough to procure employee benefits for an entire workforce, but the ins and outs of coverage might cause situations in which employers, personnel or both are severely disappointed.