Implications Of Employer Coverage Of Contraception: Cost-Effectiveness Of Contraception Under An Employer Mandate

Mandating employer coverage of mental health care.

The unanticipated consequences of postponing the employer mandate.

691 adequate gauge for impairment. Among patients whose sleep needs are satisfied with the use of the lower doses, unnecessary risk can be avoided, and as the labels point out, patients whose symptoms do not respond to the lower doses can be given the higher doses. The sex-specific labeling revisions reflect an evidence-based approach to risk management and dose individualization. Disclosure fo...

It’s No Contest: The ACA’s Employer Mandate Has Far Less Effect on Coverage and Costs Than the Individual Mandate

announced a one-year delay in the implementation of employer penalties for large employers (50 or more workers) who do not offer affordable coverage to their full-time workers (30 or more hours per week) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).1 Under the law, a penalty is imposed on larger employers if at least one of their full-time employees purchases coverage through one of the new nongroup hea...

A battle over birth "control": legal and legislative employer prescription contraception benefit mandates.

Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), employers are prohibited from discriminating against women by treating pregnancy and childbirth different from other medical conditions. Employers who offer medical benefits to their employees have thus been required to cover pregnancy-related medical costs on the same terms as other medical coverage. The cost of prescription contraception, however,...

Why Employer - Sponsored Insurance Coverage Changed , 1997

Four and a half million Americans gained employer-sponsored health insurance coverage during 1997–2001, while nearly nine million lost coverage in the ensuing economic downturn (2001–2003), after population growth was accounted for. Macroeconomic trends affecting employment, job quality, and incomes drove most of the coverage changes, although key factors varied during the two periods. Take-up ...