Cort Olsen
Former associate editorOlsen is a former associate editor of Employee Benefit Adviser.
Olsen is a former associate editor of Employee Benefit Adviser.
Health savings account participants are more engaged in their healthcare decisions but still see HSAs as ways for reducing medical expense.
An advertisement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has sparked debate among advisers nationwide, leaving them to ask who is really paying the broker and is anyone on the side of the employer.
Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.
Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.
In an effort to bring insurance carriers back to ACA exchanges, the U.S. government is increasing funding to insurers, which could spur brokers to recommend the exchanges to clients.
As the new head of Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan’s healthcare venture gets down to work, we can see what his plans might be for the future of large employer health plans.
Those that violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.
Those who violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.
As mergers and acquisition of employee benefit brokerages continue at a strong pace, agency owners face a tough decision: retire or adapt.
With employers and employees going directly to the source for their specialty drug needs, pharmacy benefit managers and brokers will need to adapt quickly to a new healthcare landscape.