Why private exchanges aren’t a stand-alone strategy
John Caldarella, leader of Aon’s active exchange, sees PBEs as an ‘enabling mechanism’ for employers on the road to CDHPs.
Healthcare costs
HHS Secretary selection indicates the ‘seriousness of repealing the ACA’
Tom Price’s nomination has employers hoping the Trump administration will give a “thoughtful relook” to healthcare reform that focuses on cost.
Value-based networks: Building the right connections
High quality must trump lower prices for advisers looking to create a long-term cost-saving plan, says broker Andy Neary.
Benefits Think 6 health reform fixes that should be in TrumpCare
Tax deductions, coverage limits and drug approval process all need to be addressed, say industry insiders.
Dan Whitney
Medova Healthcare
Anthem and Cigna set for court fight to save $48 billion merger
Anthem Inc.’s proposed merger with Cigna Corp. would reduce health-care competition and raise costs for consumers, U.S. antitrust lawyers will argue Monday when the government goes to court to block the transaction.
NYPD union goes after drug prices amid DOJ pharma probe
The Sergeants Benevolent Association Health & Welfare Fund file suits over prices of dermatological treatments.
Benefits Think 6 health reform fixes that should be in TrumpCare
Tax deductions, coverage limits and drug approval process all need to be addressed, say industry insiders.
Dan Whitney
Medova Healthcare
Benefits Think Trumpcare: A new reality for U.S. healthcare
The benefits community — and the whole country — will be watching closely to see just how President-elect Trump fires the ACA.
Daniel N. Kuperstein
Corporate Synergies
Trump signals flexibility on Obamacare, citing oval office talk
Obama suggested areas of the health law to keep during Trump's Thursday meeting with the President.
Broker and agent organizations see opportunity in Trump presidency
Industry lobbyists ready to defend employer-sponsored healthcare system and tackle cost, MLR issues under Republican-led Congress.
Failed Colorado universal healthcare initiative ‘a warning shot to employers’
Amendment 69 defeat gives businesses a push to affect change in the employer-sponsored benefit market.
Fidelity looks to scale up its exchange product
After a successful launch in the Northeast, Joe Laurin, president of Fidelity Health Marketplace, shares where the company plans to take its marketplace next.
Failed Colorado universal healthcare initiative ‘a warning shot to employers’
Amendment 69 defeat gives businesses a push to affect change in the employer-sponsored benefit market.
How this election will change employee benefits
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump takes the oath of office next January, she or he will have to deal with the Affordable Care Act and the Cadillac tax, but parental leave might be on the ropes.
Benefits Think How employers want benefit offerings to evolve after the election
There’s been little discussion between Clinton and Trump, but plan sponsors remain concerned about post-ACA healthcare.
Shandon Fowler
Four8 Insights
How Trump, Clinton differ on benefit policies
Celebrate Election Day by taking a look at where each stands on a range of employee benefit policies — from paid leave to the fate of the ACA’s Cadillac tax.
Fidelity looks to scale up its exchange product
After a successful launch in the Northeast, Joe Laurin, president of Fidelity Health Marketplace, shares where the company plans to take its marketplace next.
CA brokerage helping hospitals benchmark data
Keenan’s 14th annual survey in healthcare sector mines containment strategies
Self-insured rate hike half that of fully insured plans
A Willis Towers Watson report tracks marketplace trends for 2017, including positive signs for business growth.
Benefits Think Re-building healthcare for the middle market
In an opaque marketplace, the status quo will not change and the financial burden will only get worse, says adviser Mark Gaunya.
Mark Gaunya
Borislow Insurance