Road to recovery: How MSK conditions transformed advisers’ approach to benefits and care
This multi-part series explores the impact of MSK conditions, and the lessons benefit advisers learned as they sought treatment themselves.
Healthcare costs
Employer takeaways from Biden and Trump’s first debate
In the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump faced off on important issues for employers and employees.
Medicare cutting price of 64 drugs that outpaced inflation
President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act is expected to save taxpayers an estimated $237 billion over the next decade.
Benefits Think How health insurance may change, regardless of who wins the election
Bipartisan support is building for allowing working Americans to purchase an individual health policy with pretax dollars without requiring an employer's permission.
Joe Markland
Nfor1
Web Seminar What really controls high cancer costs—and what doesn’t
Cancer is one of the top expense categories for employers, driven by inaccurate diagnoses, suboptimal treatment plans, expensive novel treatments and excess care. Solutions tend to be narrowly focused and miss the complex reality of an employee's cancer journey.
Benefits Think A 5-point checklist for CAA compliance on Rx fiduciary oversight
Definitive steps can be taken to strategically optimize pharmacy benefits in a way that balances cost with quality care.
Greg Sanderson
AlignRx
Benefits Think Remembering a fallen hero who helped us rethink healthcare
The late Marshall Allen, an award-winning investigative journalist and book author, inspired legions of benefits professionals to seed better solutions.
Lester J. Morales
Next Impact
Benefits Think It’s time to return the serve on extreme Rx pricing
Using pooled resources, expertise and a wide range of perspectives, brokers and advisers can create a voice louder than Big Pharma.
Ben Conner
Conner Insurance
WellTheory’s CEO shares how a chronic disease diagnosis changed her approach to healthcare
CEO of WellTheory Ellen Rudolph shares her journey to diagnosis and why it inspired her to start her company.
Why employers can’t afford to stick with a traditional healthcare model
Rising costs and ever-changing employee needs mean that employers need to reconsider their health plan model.
Benefits Think HSAs should be promoted as way to supplement retirement savings
They can be a more tax-effective way to save for retirement than an IRA for those who are able to max out contributions and pay for medical expenses with other funds.
Christa Day
ECFC
Benefits Think How precision medicine can reduce the most expensive claims
Complex and rare diseases cost three to five times more than chronic conditions — a staggering employer cost that will reach trillions by 2030.
Jennifer Levin Carter, M.D.
Medzown
Benefits Think New class of weight-loss drugs may be worth the investment
Supporting employees with a benefits plan that includes wellness and weight-loss options can create more than cost savings.
Ben Conner
Conner Insurance
Johnson & Johnson employee sues over prescription drug costs
J&J allegedly mismanaged the company's prescription-drug benefits program, according to a lawsuit filed by an employee.
Report Insights on overcoming rising healthcare costs
Reduce inpatient expenses through chronic condition management
Benefits Think Are employer health plans paying fair prices?
No, they are not, but the good news is that new solutions are available.
Phil Denniston
Denniston Data
Why Black Americans have a higher rate of heart disease
Dr. Jayne Morgan, cardiologist and clinical director of the COVID task force at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, reveals how racism plays a role in heart health.
Why Disney shifted to a value-based care model for its 77,000 Florida employees
Ellen Kelsay, CEO of Business Group on Health, and Eric Chaisson, SVP of total rewards at The Walt Disney Company, explain the significance of moving away from a traditional fee-for-service model.
Prices continue going up: McKinsey’s outlook on healthcare through 2026
Adi Gupta and Neha Patel, partners at Mckinsey and Company, break down what's in store for the healthcare industry in the next three years.
Blue Shield’s virtual-first health plan comes with $0 out-of-pocket costs
Dr. Nina Birnbaum, medical director of innovation acceleration at Blue Shield of California, explains how its virtual-first plan could expand access to quality care.
