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.

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

The financial services company has teamed up with Pareto Captive Services and its broker network to assist SMBs with offering affordable, reliable health plan options.

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

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

The financial services company has teamed up with Pareto Captive Services and its broker network to assist SMBs with offering affordable, reliable health plan options.

Companies must consider network breadth and size and select coverage that offers tools to help employees.

A bipartisan deal to prop up the Obamacare exchanges has “stalled out,” a top Senate Republican said Wednesday as the president signaled his opposition.

Senator Lamar Alexander said a bipartisan deal has been reached on a package of fixes to stabilize the Affordable Care Act.

Just like gardeners have to test out land to find the best results for plants, firms must adjust employee contributions in plan design to grow savings.

Companies have consistently rejected the idea of terminating their health plans and sending employees to buy their own coverage, but attitudes may be shifting.