Healthcare

Companies are beginning to shift resources toward benefit adequacy as worries mount about employees’ ability to prepare for life after work.

Why they should stay up-to-date with mergers and the financial difficulties of their past employers.

Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.

Advisers need to bring employers a cost-reduction strategy that helps employees understand the care they need, what it costs and where to get it.

A premium surcharge will be imposed on top earners who pay up to $4,090 in combined surcharges for Medicare Parts B and D above the base yearly premium.

Rising costs are eroding revenue, but market developments, such as increased transparency, can change the trajectory, says adviser Todd Rolland.

Rising costs are eroding revenue, but market developments, such as increased transparency, can change the trajectory, says adviser Todd Rolland.

In a “system built by the rulemakers,” Mark Gaunya, principal at Borislow Insurances, discusses how to stem rising costs through provider and payer competition.

A premium surcharge will be imposed on top earners who pay up to $4,090 in combined surcharges for Medicare Parts B and D above the base yearly premium.

The measure’s provisions have become most controversial and are being challenged in a Texas lawsuit brought by eight employer groups.