More employers adopt HSA programs but questions remain
Employees still don’t know the basics of using and saving with a health savings account, according to Fidelity Investments.
Healthcare costs
Benefits Think Details matter: Medical plan anti-assignment clauses protect employers
There is a growing trend in which out-of-network healthcare providers attempt to bring suit directly against the employer or the employer medical plan.
Gregg Dooge
Foley & Lardner
Migraines giving employers a headache
A 1,000-person firm could lose more than $80,000 annually to migraine-related health costs and lost work time according to a new report out from the Integrated Benefits Institute.
Benefits Think The value-based care challenge: Helping employers tap into quality care
Advisers must guide employers to the right solutions partner who can help them evaluate the best care based on reliable population health data.
Shane Wolverton
Quantros, Inc.
Private-equity backed air ambulances leave behind $50,000 bills
Favorable treatment under federal law means air-ambulance companies, unlike their counterparts on the ground, have few restrictions on what they can charge for their services.
Trump health chief renews call to end key drug-pricing tactic
HHS' Alex Azar told lawmakers that it may be time to eliminate the complex system of rebates that drug companies and pharmacy-benefit managers use to negotiate and set prices.
Providing a benefits guide path for employees
Midwest Benefit Advisors works with a medical management firm to help plan participants make smart, cost-saving healthcare decisions.
Benefits Think Employees need help in the hunt for cheaper prescriptions
A pharmacy benefit manager can often find true savings to critical drugs in the same neighborhood.
Heidi Rasmussen
Freshbenies
Benefits Think The value-based care challenge: Helping employers tap into quality care
Advisers must guide employers to the right solutions partner who can help them evaluate the best care based on reliable population health data.
Shane Wolverton
Quantros, Inc.
Providing a benefits guide path for employees
Midwest Benefit Advisors works with a medical management firm to help plan participants make smart, cost-saving healthcare decisions.
Benefits Think Employees need help in the hunt for cheaper prescriptions
A pharmacy benefit manager can often find true savings to critical drugs in the same neighborhood.
Heidi Rasmussen
Freshbenies
Benefits Think Can employers force healthcare providers to compete?
Though policy makers may need to step in where market forces fail, businesses should play a more significant role in cutting costs.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
The case for small-cap value just got stronger — even for retirees
Clients saving for retirement are advised to overweight their portfolio with small-cap value stocks and funds. Here's how.
Benefits Think Gauging the risk and rewards of a benefits captive plan
A health plan that pools risk from multiple employers and their employees is only as strong as the health of its participants.
Jeff Miller
Corporate Synergies
Buffett says health venture CEO pick to be disclosed in weeks
The healthcare venture between Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. has picked the person who will lead the initiative.
22 health benefits on the rise
Telemedicine, employee assistance programs and nutrition counseling are among the offerings that have increased in popularity, according to a new report from Korn Ferry and WorldatWork.
Benefits Think Can employers force healthcare providers to compete?
Though policy makers may need to step in where market forces fail, businesses should play a more significant role in cutting costs.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Concentra expands telemedicine program
The virtual healthcare provider is also extending employee access to its telerehab program to 11 additional states.
Benefits Think City or country: Where will reference-based pricing work best?
The pros and cons of self-funded benefit strategy depend on the location of the market.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Benefits Think IRS unveils 2019 HSA and HDHP limits for contributions
No change was announced to the HSA catch-up contribution limit but married couples need to look into the details.
Jason Rothman
Findley