▼ Author Community Vote 3 days ago Reed Abelson Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers - — As health care costs continue their relentless climb, companies are increasingly passing on higher premium costs to workers. — The shift is occurring, policy analysts and others say, as employers feel more pressure from the weak economy … 51 days ago Reed Abelson Insurers Push Plans That Limit Choices of Doctors - — As the Obama administration begins to enact the new national health care law, the country's biggest insurers are promoting affordable plans with reduced premiums that require participants to use a narrower selection of doctors or hospitals. 168 days ago Reed Abelson In Health Reform, Boons for Hospitals and Drug Makers - — With a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, Congress would be giving the health care industry as many as 32 million additional paying customers in the next few years. — That would mean millions … 190 days ago Reed Abelson The Cost of Doing Nothing on Health Care - — “Hands off my health care,” goes one strain of populist sentiment. — But what if? — Suppose Congress and President Obama fail to overhaul the system now, or just tinker around the edges, or start over, as the Republicans propose … 235 days ago Reed Abelson Proposals Clash on States' Role in Health Plans - — Should someone in Idaho or Nevada have significantly different health care coverage from someone in Massachusetts? — That, essentially, is one of the biggest questions Congress will be wrestling with as it tries to meld House and Senate bills … 308 days ago Reed Abelson Small Business Faces Sharp Rise in Costs of Health Care - — As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in recent years. — Insurance brokers … 32 days ago Reed Abelson For Health Insurers' Lobbyist, Good Will Is Tested - — For the insurance industry, long an opponent of health care reform, it was a striking change: with a new administration coming to Washington, insurers agreed to abandon some of their most controversial practices, like denying coverage …