Employer Strategies

By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.

A number of large employers are responding to the troubling trend by offering financial wellness and education programs to employees.

The MEP will initially cover 9,500 employees, but more universities are expected to join.

Three hundred large hospital systems are teaming up to control rising drug costs. But even their firepower might not be enough.

A rumored acquisition could give the nation’s largest employer control of healthcare for its 1.5 million U.S. employees, drive down costs and increase the number of employers looking to disrupt the industry.

For small to midsize employers, these vehicles provide numerous advantages previously only available to larger enterprises.

By taking these into account, employers can do a better job helping employees prepare for their golden years.

There can be substantial penalties for those who are late to sign up, but when exactly is that deadline?

Three of the country’s most important companies have allied to take control of their healthcare costs.

Advisers take note: Industry expert Lindsay Resnick says runaway costs are driving employers of all stripes to reject the benefit market’s status quo.