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Colon Cancer Risk is Greater for Women Who Smoke
Most of us have been admonished to never take up smoking. And we have heard about studies that demonstrate how smoking is tied with various diseases, especially for the women in our lives. But did you ever think the correlation would also be tied to colon cancer? One of our colleague&
Continue Reading →Shorter Health Reform Application Forms Are Being Drafted
May 14, 2013
We may have found some semblance of good news at the end of last month in a Washington Post article: “The latest drafts of health insurance applications related to the Affordable Care Act are shorter and easier to complete than previous editions that drew wide criticism for thei
Continue Reading →A Texas Bank Discovers Wellness Pays Dividends in the Workplace
May 09, 2013
Have you heard of Wellness Incentives? Does your employer offer any? Did you know that employers save money with those incentives? Want to know how? Here’s what we learned from Amarillo National Bank (ANB): “We pay them to work out,” Senior Vice President William Ware said.
Continue Reading →Medicaid Expansion Doubtful in 2013
May 08, 2013
A disappointing SmartBrief blurb states that “State governments that have said they will not expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act are not likely to change their minds this year, according to a recent statement from Caroline Pearson at Avalere Health.”
Continue Reading →Employee Benefits News Provides a Timeline and To-do List for Employers
May 07, 2013
As you’ve been reading, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) becomes fully effective in 2014, when the employer mandate and public exchanges go into effect. That means that the rest of this year is about preparing. This EBN article provides six compliance dea
Continue Reading →House and Senate Appear Worried about Healthcare Reform Implementation
The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) reported that members of both the Senate and House Small Business Committee expressed concerns over implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act (PPACA): ”During a Senate Committee on Finance hearing, Senat
Continue Reading →Women with Diabetes Show Higher Mortality Risk than Men
This SmartBrief summary caught our attention: “A study in Diabetes Care revealed women with diabetes had higher risk of mortality compared with men. “Cardiovascular disease in particular has a greater impact on females with diabetes than males, especially when the disease
Continue Reading →Nearly all Seniors Happy with Medicare Advantage
Apr 30, 2013
Read any happy news lately? With all the angst and uncertainty about the upcoming changes to our healthcare landscape, it was nice to open our email and read a positive article about happy senior healthcare constituents. According to an article by The Hill, a health insurance poll, c
Continue Reading →Aetna Adds Peer Support Platform to Employee Assistance Program
A SmartBrief link to an Aetna press release advised us that “Aetna Employee Assistance Program (EAP) members now have access to a social networking platform that connects them to peer support and behavior change professionals for help in overcoming chronic behavioral health cond
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