It’s not news that small employers have a harder time getting and holding onto health insurance coverage than larger employers. But in many cases, the rationale for this problem is predicated on the idea that small employers — because of their size — pay far more for health insurance than larger groups do. I wondered […]

Well, sometimes the federal government can surprise us all. Many of you probably know by now that the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) — which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — has reversed its position prohibiting the use of health care checklists unless every patient signed a waiver […]

Pretty interesting article in my local paper recently. Turns out that the bid the town of Swampscott got from BC/BS of MA and the Mass. Municipal Association through the so-called MIIA Trust was the lowest in years. Maybe decades. In fact, the proposed increase in health insurance premiums for the town of Swampscott through MIIA […]