When comparing the average premiums of exchange-only health plans to health plans sold simultaneously on-exchange and off-exchange, HealthPocket found that the exchange-only health plans were not as competitive on price. This trend of higher premiums was observed across the bronze, silver, and gold health plan categories of Affordable Care Act health insurance. 

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., May 20, 2015 -- Challenges and opportunities created by the Affordable Care Act are prompting two-thirds of companies to consider altering their pre-65 retiree health strategies over the next few years, according to a new Aon Hewitt survey. Of those, 35 percent are favoring sourcing health coverage through the public exchanges under a defined contribution approach. Twenty-eight percent are considering eliminating pre-65 retiree coverage and subsidies altogether. 

Health eCareers, the healthcare industry's online career hub, is connecting short-staffed healthcare organizations with job seekers looking for the flexibility of short-term assignments through SHIFT, a new mobile and online tool dedicated exclusively to temporary and shift work in the healthcare industry.

Federal authorities have subpoenaed records related to the Massachusetts Health Connector, including a period covering the breakdown of the healthcare exchange's website 

In his latest piece for The New Yorker, Atul Gwande, MD, addresses the high rate of wasteful medical care. 

FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As mobile device usage has exploded over the last 5 years, it has enabled the development of a highly disruptive approach to delivering goods and services to people. 

NORWALK, Conn., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPrize Technologies, LLC and MeadWestvaco (NYSE: MWV) today announced a strategic collaboration to integrate their proven adherence solutions to provide an end-to-end program to pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy chains, and the patients they serve. 

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services, and connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of NextGen® Care, a new population health and care management solution designed to streamline the care team’s workflow, more effectively manage patient populations, drive better outcomes and decrease cost of care delivery mandated by evolving value-based payment models.