Health and wellness

A “Hail Mary” pass is understandable when it comes to treating a seriously ill loved one, but questions remain about reimbursement.

The transaction sets up a showdown between Amazon and pharmacy benefit managers including Express Scripts, which recently agreed to be acquired by health insurer Cigna and CVS Health.

Employers have an opportunity to help employees make better decisions about retirement savings to address out-of-control medical costs.

With the updates to Medicare after the passing of the Affordable Care Act prescription drug cost is running rampant due to the inability to negotiate price and the lack of benchmarks for stability.

The DOL upended the traditional dynamic of company-sponsored benefits and threw a lifeline to millions of small companies and their HR teams.

Police officer, newspaper reporter and taxi driver are among the most trying careers, according to a new ranking by CareerCast.

Attempting to circumvent the costly specialty drug chain, brokers are encouraging clients to shop for FDA-approved drugs outside the U.S.

Even high-net-worth clients are reluctant to discuss LTC planning, a new survey finds.

Developing a financial wellness program and providing and promoting stress-relief activities are among the ways employers can take action.

The health venture established will take aim at intermediaries in the healthcare system as a part of a broad effort to reduce wasteful spending

Advisors should frame health care costs as an annual expense rather than a lump sum, which is demotivating for investors, according to Vanguard.

Developing a financial wellness program and providing and promoting stress-relief activities are among the ways employers can take action.

The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, looking to sell a new type of cancer drug that could transform treatment, are grappling with an unusual challenge: finding patients.

The CEO of the Amazon-JPMC-Berkshire Hathaway aims to address the “tapeworm” eating the U.S. economy.

By continually reviewing prescription benefit policies and adapting them to current clinical information, employees are limited to their first exposure to addictive painkillers.

Atul Gawande receives high praise from industry professionals; however determining who will support his plans remains a mystery.

By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.

86% indicate they have not yet invested in capabilities to verify data that feeds into their systems.

Atul Gawande, the surgeon and journalist who has written extensively about America’s failure to grapple with an inefficient healthcare system, has been named to head a new venture for Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase.

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