Smart glucose meter, virtual care drive down costs for diabetics
Connected devices, smart cloud tech can help employers manage the disease, says Livongo Health CMO Jennifer Schneider.
Healthcare costs
Healthcare costs decline, but remain expensive
While increases in medical coverage are slowing, they continue to outpace inflation by a wide margin.
Benefits Think Colorado single-payer plan would quickly implode
There are a lot of people in the U.S. who dream of single-payer health care. And what a dream it is!
Megan McArdle
Bloomberg
Healthcare costs decline, but remain expensive
While increases in medical coverage are slowing, they continue to outpace inflation by a wide margin.
Employers scramble over skyrocketing specialty drug costs
Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.
Smart glucose meter, virtual care drives down medical costs for diabetics
Livongo Health CMO Jennifer Schneider discusses the company’s new approach for diabetes management, which consists of connected devices and a smart cloud, and how it can help employers.
Employers scramble over skyrocketing specialty drug costs
Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.
Benefits Think Are price transparency tools actually working?
Advisers need to bring employers a cost-reduction strategy that helps employees understand the care they need, what it costs and where to get it.
David Hines
ConsumerMedical
Healthcare strategies that can save employers money
Rising costs are eroding revenue, but market developments, such as increased transparency, can change the trajectory, says adviser Todd Rolland.
Healthcare strategies that can save employers money
Rising costs are eroding revenue, but market developments, such as increased transparency, can change the trajectory, says adviser Todd Rolland.
How to solve the ‘real’ healthcare issue
In a “system built by the rulemakers,” Mark Gaunya, principal at Borislow Insurances, discusses how to stem rising costs through provider and payer competition.
Benefits Think Are price transparency tools actually working?
What employers need to bring down healthcare spending and improve care quality is a strategy that helps employees understand the care they need, what it costs and where they should get it.
David Hines
ConsumerMedical
Employees are still unprepared for increasing healthcare responsibilities
Unfamiliar jargon and lack of experience have left workers confused about how to manage their benefits and medical bills.
Benefits Think Make America’s healthcare great again
The system in America today is not sustainable; we can do better through improved transparency and quality, says adviser Mark Gaunya, who provides 10 operating principles.
Mark Gaunya
Borislow Insurance
Benefits Think The next innovation in controlling healthcare costs
Employers are increasingly adopting reference based pricing and reimbursements as a way to more effectively determine and control health costs.
Bruce F. Barr
Corporate Synergies
Employees are still unprepared for increasing healthcare responsibilities
Unfamiliar jargon and lack of experience have left workers confused about how to manage their benefits and medical bills.
Small employers dropping health benefits
Post-ACA, more and more small companies have stopped offering insurance for employees.
Benefits Think 3 reasons primary care should be part of your benefits strategy
Employers are starting to catch on to its importance, especially as they roll out programs like HDHPs, wellness coaching, price transparency, EAPs and second opinion services.
Sandeep Acharya
One Medical Group
Benefits Think Make America’s healthcare great again
The system in America today is not sustainable; we can do better through improved transparency and quality, says adviser Mark Gaunya, who provides 10 operating principles.
Mark Gaunya
Borislow Insurance
PBE Index grows as Starbucks moves to exchange
The java giant joins Darden Restaurants, Sears, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Walgreen and others transitioning benefits distribution to online platforms.
