Healthcare benefits

With absurd price disparities in healthcare costs, smart employers are refusing to accept disgraceful aspects of the benefits and healthcare status quo.

The Avella acquisition came in the same quarter that UnitedHealth purchased Genoa Healthcare, a behavioral pharmacy chain, for about $2.5 billion.

Industry leaders whose unique client management strategies, innovative data manipulation and other industry-leading skills are transforming the field.

Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.

When I first started covering the benefits industry in 2011, there was plenty to write about, and much of the focus involved gloom and doom forecasts over the newly enacted Affordable Care Act. How times have changed.

Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.

Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

While loyalty and engagement is a complex matter, employers must find the right balance of perks that workers want and will use.

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

An update on the health insurance marketplace aims to ease the burden of enrollment for small businesses.

EBN and EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, employer strategies and employee engagement.

When considering the insurance model, employers should do their due diligence and have documentation supporting the decision they’ve reached.

Social influencers shared moments from EBN and EBA’s annual conference, where employers like Activision Blizzard and Walmart talked about how they’re approaching their benefits strategies.

EBN and EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, employer strategies and employee engagement.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is compliant.

The outrageous prices for exclusive medications are crippling our health plans and terrorizing families in pain.

“It’s important to engage individuals across the organization to establish successful mental health initiatives,” says telecom Bell's senior health consultant.