Healthcare

Opioid abuse and physician dispensing of repackaged drugs top the list of concerns for PBMs that handle workers’ compensation claims.

Two new FDA-approved weight loss drugs help patients lose weight but only in conjunction with diet and exercise.

The health care reform law has many moving parts and a great deal of regulations yet to come, which will keep benefits professionals on their toes all year.

Some 29 states have so-called lifestyle laws that protect smokers’ rights.

Most pharmacy benefit managers don’t use warning systems to flag high use or potential abuse of narcotics. But you can, with a good eye and simple calculator.

Enlist your broker as a partner toe help you stay on top of health care reform rules and regulations, writes Contributing Editor Laurie Miller.

Behavioral psychology plays a key role in crafting meaningful and effective employee recognition programs.

A recent study finds wide variety between the lowest and highest charges for 10 common conditions, highlighting the unpredictability of health care costs.

Only 6% of those surveyed by Aon Hewitt plan to exit employer-sponsored health care entirely, but around 28% are eyeing the next three to five years for a move to a private health care exchange.

A glass-half-full crowd of benefits brokers and agents – that could be the theme of this year’s National Association of Health Underwriters Capitol Conference. The organization concluded its three day lobbying stint Wednesday with a morning of discussion panels on health reform, remarks from a Republican congresswoman, a talk with a representative from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and an address from NAHU’s president.