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November 1, 2006 | Program Result
The National Association of Manufacturers surveyed member companies on their health care purchasing practices and prepared a report describing the findings and recommending seven steps to address rising health care costs.
January 1, 2004 | Book
Many observers point to our employer-based system as one significant source of our difficulties with insurance coverage and argue that using employment as the core basis for health coverage is flawed. In contrast, Sherry Glied builds an impressive d ...
February 28, 2013 | Issue Brief
Five briefs from RWJF examine employers’ pilot programs testing four approaches to payment reform, including population-based payment, patient-centered medical homes, high-intensity primary care, and bundled payment.
December 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief highlights the design approaches of the small business health options program (SHOP) that allows employers to provide a defined contribution while giving employees the choice of one or more products offered on the SHOP.
July 6, 2011 | Issue Brief
In this paper, researchers address this question using a pay-or-play policy implemented in San Francisco in 2008 that requires employers to either provide health benefits or contribute to a public option health plan.
September 10, 2012 | Issue Brief
A number of Massachusetts business leaders illustrate why they believe working closely with policy-makers and other stakeholders on health reform has resulted in better outcomes than if they had stayed on the sidelines.
October 29, 2012 | Program Result
B Lab expanded and improved the rating system it uses to certify B corporations, particularly in the areas of health and safety issues. B corporations have charters that require them to conduct business in a socially responsible manner.
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Increasingly, employers are complementing health insurance benefits by offering wellness programs that help improve employee health and productivity, lower health care costs, and boost the bottom line.
October 1, 2012 | Report
The managed care backlash of the 1990s combined with rising health expenditures led to the creation of consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), which place greater responsibility for health care decision-making in the hands of consumers. CDHPs are in ...
May 16, 2012 | Issue Brief
Health wellness programs will be expanded under the Affordable Care Act to give employers the ability to reward employees who meet health goals, and require those who do not to pay more for health coverage.