Healthcare costs

Democrats’ new “Medicare for all” bill would replace almost all private plans.

EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends and technology.

The administration has increased access to association health plans and short-term, limited-duration plans.

What should employers and lawmakers do to address the high cost of healthcare? A lot more, experts say.

EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, broker strategies and technology.

There’s a big “gap in strategy — or the lack thereof,” says Curtis Cannon of Axis Recovery. “A lot of brokers have a bolt-on mindset.”

No one knows what the future of healthcare will be, but these experts say it needs to be simpler.

In the wake of the CVS-Aetna merger, Cigna-Express Scripts partnership and other deals, a new future is emerging in the benefits world.

Many benefits managers don’t get specific details about wellness biometric testing — leading to suboptimal results in the program.

Direct primary care may be employers’ and brokers’ next hottest offering as the model has the potential to revolutionize the relationship between patient and physician.