Priced out of health coverage, some Americans rig own safety net
A growing number of Americans are rigging their own medical safety nets, frustrated by the high costs and opaque pricing.
Healthcare benefits
Employers improve cancer benefits, but offerings go underutilized
A new guide from NEBGH says communication and mental healthcare are key in streamlining cancer care benefits.
Benefits Think Seeing beyond size in vision care networks
Two provider networks may be equal in a size but with little overlap. This makes the selection of the best network with the lowest overall cost a better strategic choice.
Carl Moroff
National Vision Administrators
Before beating PBMs, Amazon will have to join them first: Pharmacy CEO
A partnership strategy would make sense out of the gate for the online retailer, says UpWell Health CEO Alison Wistner.
Benefits Think The future of work is here. Is HR ready?
Human resources leaders are in a powerful position to help meet the needs of a changing workforce.
Tom Hammond
Paychex
Is HR tech key to moving the needle on employee health?
Highly personalized and dynamic communication with workers is critical to an impactful health promotion initiative. Is technology up to the task?
Benefits Think Will the rebate bubble burst?
A system without rebates would require significant fundamental change to the foundational economics of the drug ecosystem.
Scott Vogel
Confidio
Is HR tech key to moving the needle on employee health?
Highly personalized and dynamic communication with workers is critical to an impactful health promotion initiative. Is technology up to the task?
Benefits Think The future of work is here — and benefit advisers must prepare
If organizations are going to meet the needs of millennials and Gen Z workers, HR and benefits leaders are in a powerful position to help drive that change.
Tom Hammond
Paychex
Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
Benefits Think Containing costs comes at a price — a narrow network could be the answer
Employers are now shifting from developing the plans just to reduce costs to using them as a way to provide value-based healthcare.
Travis Turner
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
Benefits Think How climate change is impacting mental health — and what employers can do
Extreme weather events are causing an increase in employee cases of depression and anxiety, and companies need to take action.
Brian Gifford
Integrated Benefits Institute
Amazon plans to open health clinics for Seattle employees: report
The retail giant reportedly will join a growing number of employers offering workers onsite care.
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 How climate change is impacting mental health — and what employers can do
Extreme weather events are causing an increase in employee cases of depression and anxiety, and companies need to take action.
Brian Gifford
Integrated Benefits Institute
Benefits Think What Atul Gawande can learn from the nation’s leading employers
The CEO of the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan venture should focus on eliminating unnecessary care and helping employees find top quality providers.
Sue Lewis
ConsumerMedical
Amazon plans to open health clinics for Seattle employees: report
The retail giant reportedly will join a growing number of employers offering workers onsite care.
Benefits Think Trump Administration allows for longer ‘short-term’ healthcare policies
The final rule expands the coverage length of limited duration insurance under the Affordable Care Act — but it does not comply with coverage requirements.
Jordan Grushkin
Sheppard Mullin
Benefits Think What Atul Gawande can learn from the nation’s leading employers
One of Dr. Gawande’s key strategies to reduce healthcare costs is to reduce waste in the system — not on the supply side, but on the demand side.
Sue Lewis
ConsumerMedical