Healthcare costs

In the face of specialty drug cost increases, drug chain has created a program to help its sickest customers.

SHRM’s Chatrane Birbal says organizations can push for a greater use of alternative therapies and telemedicine services in rural areas to deal with workers struggling with an addiction to painkiller.

The prospect of the giant Internet retailer entering the healthcare business is beginning to cause far-reaching reverberations for a range of companies.

The company is working with employers to combat rising healthcare costs while developing better treatments.

A federal judge rejected a bid to temporarily block the White House from ending so-called cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

Employees choose between three hospital systems in the tristate area for lower payroll deductions and more consolidated care.

Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Kevin Brady, top Republican lawmakers, unveiled a new proposal to shore up the Affordable Care Act.

Employers cite managing this category of drugs as their top expense-containment strategy for the coming plan year.

City employees and their dependents can now get sex reassignment surgery as part of their medical plan.

Companies should help employees make the most of high-deductible plans by assisting them in preparing for anticipated medical expenses.