Inside Boeing’s initiative to fight the opioid epidemic
While there is no easy solution to the current addiction problem, companies including the aerospace manufacturer are spearheading their own initiatives to combat the issue.
Economy
Frustrated with rising healthcare costs, employers get creative in care delivery
From direct contracting to virtual care, a growing number of companies are shaking up how healthcare and wellness solutions are delivered to employees.
Benefits Think Considering a TPA to administer your health plan? Ask these 8 questions first
A third-party administrator can help make or break the success of a self-funded plan. But employers should properly vet potential partners before choosing the right one.
GM contracts with health system for direct-to-employer option
The automaker joins the growing list of employers partnering directly with health systems to provide healthcare for their employees.
Benefits Think Everything small employers need to know about association health plans
Robert Skelton, chief administrative officer of the Society of Association Executives, explains the the changing AHP landscape.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Ending the myth of ‘the claims are the claims’
USI’s Jim McCauley is promoting cost containment strategies such as reference-based pricing to skeptical clients who have dealt with decades of rising healthcare expenses.
Inside Boeing’s initiative to fight the opioid epidemic
While there is no easy solution to the current addiction problem, companies including the aerospace manufacturer are spearheading their own initiatives to combat the issue.
Benefits Think Does importing pharmaceuticals make sense?
Prescription drugs for foreign countries cost a fraction compared to U.S. pricing. Of course they are more attractive but roadblocks remain.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think Healthcare under Trump: Where the ACA stands now
Since its inception, the ACA has had a confusing impact on every aspect of healthcare. The administration’s efforts over the past 18 months have only perpetuated the chaos.
Arthur Tacchino
SyncStream Solutions
UHC unveils Benefit Assist to speed up critical medical claims
Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.
Benefits Think Five frequently overlooked mistakes in HIPAA compliance
Most healthcare entities have adapted to the major privacy requirements but the thicket of regulations still leaves some traps for the unwary.
Saad Gul
Poyner Spruill
Benefits Think Healthcare under Trump: Where the ACA stands now
Since its inception, the ACA has had a confusing impact on every aspect of healthcare. The administration’s efforts over the past 18 months have only perpetuated the chaos.
Arthur Tacchino
SyncStream Solutions
Benefits Think Everything small employers need to know about association health plans
EBN columnist Zack Pace talks with Robert Skelton, chief administrative officer of the Society of Association Executives, about the changing AHP landscape.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
The battle to end the Cadillac tax
In an effort to finally repeal The ACA’s high-cost plan penalty, a coalition of over 50 businesses have joined together to fight its 2022 enforcement date.
UHC unveils Benefit Assist to speed up critical medical claims
Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
Steel Dynamics cuts healthcare expenses with data transparency tool
The domestic steel producer saw savings of $870,000 after it initiated Castlight’s health navigation platform.
Tackling health costs one employee, one tactic at a time
Self-funding consultant Bill Geraci of MAGIC employs a range of plan management strategies designed to drive down expense and improve healthcare.
Steel Dynamics cuts healthcare expenses with data transparency tool
The domestic steel producer saw savings of $870,000 after it initiated Castlight’s health navigation platform.
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group