Kathryn Mayer

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Kathryn Mayer

Kathryn Mayer is Managing Editor for Benefits Selling magazine. She can be reached at kmayer@sbmedia.com

• Obamacare Will Change, Not Kill, Health Insurance at Work: Survey

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 20, 2013

  That’s the latest word from roughly 1,000 employers surveyed by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

• How Many Hours to Comply With Obamacare?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 9, 2013

  GOP-powered panel says enough to build Mount Rushmore more than 1,500 times.

• Obamacare Still Unclear to Most Small Business Owners: Survey

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 27, 2013

  eHealth poll of business owners show more than half still misunderstand the employee mandate.

• Obamacare Turns 3: HHS Secretary Sings its Praises

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 19, 2013

  Obama administration is praising Affordable Care Act for slowing down health costs while providing more value for consumers.

• Big Changes in Health Coverage Coming

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 6, 2013

  Aon Hewitt survey finds emphasis moving to employees taking more active role in health care planning.

• Wellness Spending Doubles Since 2009: Survey

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  February 28, 2013

  Employers have doubled their spending on wellness incentives in the last four years, according to new research from Fidelity Investments.

• Affordable Health Care Tops Taxpayer Wish List: Survey

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  February 13, 2013

  If Americans could choose how the government spends their tax dollars, affordable health care (38%) as the top priority, according to a survey from TD Ameritrade.

• Obamacare: Insurers Say Tax Will Hit Consumers Hard

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  December 12, 2012

  The insurance industry is warning a new tax in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will cost consumers thousands in rising premiums.

• Self-Insured Health Plans on the Rise

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  November 29, 2012

  Large employers are continuing to make more use of self-insurance programs; small employers that still offer health benefits are making less use of them.

• Obamacare: New Regs Now Ban Insurer Discrimination Against Pre-Existing Conditions

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  November 21, 2012

  The Obama administration has released new regulations that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions.