Employers look to virtual services to curb rising health costs
From physical to mental therapy, bringing healthcare to the consumer will help improve accessibility and increase employee well-being.
Healthcare costs
Benefits Think Prediabetes: Address the risks, or pay the price later
Clients should work to identify and help at-risk employees as early as possible.
Steve Goldberg
Quest Diagnostics
Clients zeroing in on mental health benefits
Top-down culture and increased education are steps employers are taking to break down the stigma surrounding mental health.
15 must read books HR and benefits professionals can’t put down
Here’s a peek at some of the titles that are top of mind for industry insiders this year.
Employers zeroing in on mental health benefits
Top-down culture and increased education are steps employers are taking to break down the stigma surrounding mental health.
Healthcare tech firms team up for new reference-based pricing tool
A new option may help employers find quality providers who are likely to accept predetermined reimbursements.
How to help employees avoid high medical bills
With resources like second opinion services and health spending accounts, workers may be able to achieve reductions in health costs.
Benefits Think Prediabetes: Address the risks, or pay the price later
Employers should work to identify and help at-risk employees as early as possible.
Steve Goldberg
Quest Diagnostics
Trump administration moves to make healthcare costs more transparent
Proposed rules would provide consumers more detail about the actual prices hospitals charge insurers.
The direct primary care movement is ‘picking up speed’
“When you can look at [an employee] and say we just saved you that copay, that means something,” one expert says.
The do’s and don’ts of reference-based pricing
Clients often look to advisers for guidance when implementing a new healthcare spending model.
Low-income employees can’t afford healthcare and it’s taking a toll on employers
On average, these workers use 70% more sick days than their peers.
Benefits Think What the HHS prescription drug rules mean for employer-sponsored plans
Benefit managers may need to review cost accumulator programs for specialty medications under recent regulations.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Employers are in a position to stem opioid addiction. Why aren’t they?
By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.
Benefits Think Giving onsite clinics an engagement booster shot
Assuring employees of their data privacy in your client's benefits communication is key to increasing clinic utilization.
Larry Boress
Midwest Business Group on Health
Benefits Think 5 ways companies are innovating in healthcare
From large employers like Walmart, to those with smaller employee populations, addressing a fragmented and expensive healthcare system is a top priority.
Jami Doucette
Premise Health
House passes Cadillac tax repeal measure
Employers and industry groups hope this is the first step to ultimately flatten the tires on the health plan tax.
IRS expands HDHP plan coverage of chronic conditions
Industry groups have long advocated for a change that will allow employees with HDHPs to use health savings accounts to cover prescriptions.
How employers are failing transgender employees in a crucial way
“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.
How employers are failing transgender employees in a crucial way
“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.
