3+ week, 1+ day ago   (426+ words) Disney is joining other big-name companies in curbing employee benefits, a move that comes as healthcare costs rise. Starting next year, the entertainment giant will no longer offer medical insurance plans to US employees’ spouses if their spouses have jobs…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (886+ words) UnitedHealth Group is contesting an Internal Revenue Service proposal to increase its taxable income over how it priced transactions with one of its foreign subsidiaries, a dispute the company disclosed in a quarterly filing in May and repeated in its…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (542+ words) American employers are approaching an uncomfortable choice: absorb another large increase in healthcare costs or pass more of it on to workers. Mercer projects that employer health-benefit costs will rise 6.7% in 2026, the steepest increase in 15 years, pushing the average cost…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (936+ words) The murder of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare executive, in late 2024 unearthed a torrent of public outrage against the health insurance industry. And since then, Americans’ anger has solidified into deep mistrust of the companies. Much of the current dissatisfaction stems…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (847+ words) When Mireille Satheu’s family lost their health insurance last month, she signed up her three children for a new plan. But she and her husband could not afford coverage for themselves. Ms. Satheu, a personal care assistant who lives in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1232+ words) Every three months, John Holland’s health insurance plan reloads a debit card with $50 to buy toothpaste, Band-Aids and sunscreen, among other items. The plan also deposits $300 a year into his online “wellness wallet,” which he can use toward the purchase…...