by dankeelan | Oct 13, 2026 | Benefits, Featured, Healthcare, U.S. Economy
American healthcare, the priciest healthcare system in the world, is set to get even more expensive In the coming weeks, the roughly 160 million Americans who get health insurance through work will log into their benefits portals and pick a plan for 2027. Even for...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2026 | Benefits, Featured, Healthcare, Insurance
The Trump administration is removing close to 750,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage due to allegedly fraudulent enrollment, Vice President Vance announced Tuesday. The cancellations would save an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
by dankeelan | Oct 21, 2025 | Benefits, Healthcare
Research suggests that rising demand for personalization also extends to work benefits. A recent survey from Aon found that 65 percent of employees prefer benefits with more choices than what their current option provides. People are no longer content with a...
by dankeelan | Sep 9, 2025 | Featured, Healthcare, Jobs, U.S. Economy
America’s labor market has slowed markedly in recent months. If it weren’t for job gains in the health-services sector, it would barely be growing at all. Health services, which include healthcare and social assistance, have long been an engine of U.S. job growth,...
by dankeelan | Jan 14, 2025 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare, Nursing
In a lawsuit that may have implications for other sectors heavily reliant on temporary staffing, such as long-term care, a hospitality hiring agency is suing competitors over their alleged, intentional misclassification of workers. Platforms can pay workers less...
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