Healthcare costs

Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.

The model is becoming increasingly popular as more employers consider the move to correct cost transparency issues as they transition from fully-insured to self-funded insurance plans.

The move comes as Walmart and Humana explore ways to deepen their alliance to provide healthcare to consumers.

The FDA issued draft guidelines Tuesday outlining possible steps patients can take to get prescription medications without seeing a doctor.

Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.

The president wants to allow for health reimbursement arrangements to be used for non-group coverage to employers of all sizes. If this happens, this is as an industry-redefining disruption.

Worried that its employees weren’t getting the preventive care they needed, the country’s largest bedding manufacturer established onsite health checkups to help them rest easy.

Worried that its employees weren’t getting the preventive care they needed, the country’s largest bedding manufacturer established onsite health checkups to help them rest easy.

The final ruling includes protections intended to remedy historical challenges with AHPs and to prevent AHPs from discriminating against individuals based on health reasons.