6 Corporate Fitness Trends That Will Definitively Shape 2025

As 2024 winds down, I continue to hear about companies rethinking employee health and wellness programs and what makes the biggest impact for their employees. To keep employees healthy, happy, and productive, companies are realizing they need to go well beyond the basics. Today’s corporate fitness programs are more innovative, inclusive, and focused on overall ...

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Elevance, Cigna And CVS Rule Over Self-Insured Plan Administration, Researchers Find

The three giants charge less than the guppies but report higher, more consistent profits, according to a new Health Affairs study.

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Making Any New Year’s Resolutions? Here Are Some Tips To Help Make Them Stick

As the new year dawns, so too does the opportunity for change. Experts say January can be a good time to reflect on self-improvement, but acknowledge it takes work to make resolutions stick. Studies have shown that up to 70% of people who make New Year’s resolutions abandon those good intentions within months. Here are some ...

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Senate Passes 2 Bills That Would Ease Health Coverage Reporting Rules For Employers

Members of the Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two House bills that could make Affordable Care Act health coverage reporting requirements a little easier for employers to meet.

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Luigi Mangione Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

Luigi Mangione was indicted on charges that include first-degree murder in the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The indictment on murder in the first-degree in furtherance of terrorism elevates the case against Mangione, 26, in Thompson’s killing outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. The ...

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Cap On Employer Health Tax Exclusion? New House Bill Coming Soon

Earlier versions of the bill included provisions that would have limited an employer to including only $10,200 in spending on employee-only coverage and $27,500 in spending for family coverage coverage from taxable income.

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After Reducing Deficit, Newsom Proposals Bring Extra Costs To California

Tax revenues have exceeded estimates in California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spending proposals and other state costs could quickly swallow up any extra funds.

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2-Year Extension Of Telehealth, Plus Hospital-At-Home Program Boost Likely As Negotiations Crest In Congress

Lawmakers reached a deal Saturday evening to extend expiring healthcare programs, lobbyists close to the issue said. The package, floated Friday, is more robust than lobbyists expected. The extensions in the package won’t be final until the House and Senate vote on the package this week. The healthcare package includes a 2.5% payment boost for ...

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Biden’s Last Effort To Boost ACA Enrollment

President Biden is making a final push to build on the Affordable Care Act, extending the enrollment period for marketplace coverage that kicks in Jan. 1 as sign-ups lag. Why it matters: ACA enrollment has hit new record highs each year of the Biden administration. But those gains are on shaky ground as the Trump administration prepares to ...

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Los Angeles County Announces $2 Billion Medical Debt Relief Program

Los Angeles County announced its $2 billion Medical Debt Relief Program aimed at helping low-income residents settle past-due bills. “The launch of this program is a critical step forward in ensuring that those receiving critical medical services do not find themselves experiencing financial harm associated with not being able to afford care,” said Dr. Barbara ...

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