Economy

Smaller insurers are often hesitant at first. But encouraged by benefit brokerages like Lockton Companies, they are increasingly embracing this cost saving paradigm.

You can’t solve a healthcare supply chain problem with insurance, says one expert.

A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act may well turn out to be a bigger story in the news than in the courts.

Firms such as AIMM and Claim DOC are showing brokers and employer clients just how costly claims are becoming and where to find alternative avenues of care.

A 1,000-person firm could lose more than $80,000 annually to migraine-related health costs and lost work time according to a new report out from the Integrated Benefits Institute.

There is a growing trend in which out-of-network healthcare providers attempt to bring suit directly against the employer or the employer medical plan.

A 1,000-person firm could lose more than $80,000 annually to migraine-related health costs and lost work time according to a new report out from the Integrated Benefits Institute.

Advisers must guide employers to the right solutions partner who can help them evaluate the best care based on reliable population health data.

HHS' Alex Azar told lawmakers that it may be time to eliminate the complex system of rebates that drug companies and pharmacy-benefit managers use to negotiate and set prices.

Midwest Benefit Advisors works with a medical management firm to help plan participants make smart, cost-saving healthcare decisions.