Economy

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.

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

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

Though policy makers may need to step in where market forces fail, businesses should play a more significant role in cutting costs.

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A health plan that pools risk from multiple employers and their employees is only as strong as the health of its participants.

The Trump administration is siding with Texas in the state’s bid to convince a federal judge that Obamacare is largely unconstitutional.

Though policy makers may need to step in where market forces fail, businesses should play a more significant role in cutting costs.

The virtual healthcare provider is also extending employee access to its telerehab program to 11 additional states.

The pros and cons of self-funded benefit strategy depend on the location of the market.

The evolving legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational uses continues to cause workplace issues for employers.

Industry experts believe the final rule needs to spell out how this rule differs from past suitability standards.

Providing telehealth visits and offering workers a personal advocate to transfer medical records or schedule appointments are among the strategies employers should consider.

For companies, the arrangement can mean a healthier workforce, better care for their employees and less money spent paying for employees’ medical bills.

President of Energi Insurance Services in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Craig Lack identifies how brokers can claim new clients by showing them the cost of inaction.

The insurer’s 25% reduction in painkiller scripts nearly a year ahead of schedule sets new tone for managing national epidemic, catches large brokerage’s attention.