Healthcare costs

After California's drug regulation initiative failed, Ohio is the next state to vote on how to keep prescription prices in check.

Strategic use of data is the next frontier for savvy employers to more accurately zero in on how to best spend healthcare benefit dollars, says Businessolver’s Rae Shanahan.

John Caldarella, leader of Aon’s active exchange, sees PBEs as an ‘enabling mechanism’ for employers on the road to CDHPs.

Tom Price’s nomination has employers hoping the Trump administration will give a “thoughtful relook” to healthcare reform that focuses on cost.

High quality must trump lower prices for advisers looking to create a long-term cost-saving plan, says broker Andy Neary.

Tax deductions, coverage limits and drug approval process all need to be addressed, say industry insiders.

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.

The Sergeants Benevolent Association Health & Welfare Fund file suits over prices of dermatological treatments.

Tax deductions, coverage limits and drug approval process all need to be addressed, say industry insiders.

The benefits community — and the whole country — will be watching closely to see just how President-elect Trump fires the ACA.