Healthcare costs

With nearly half of retirees saying medical costs is their biggest concern, employers are beefing up voluntary benefits and promoting HSAs to help employees prepare for their post-work years.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.

The importance of increasing plan member payment contributions is cited as a driving factor in stemming rising costs by benefit insurance brokerage and consulting firm EPIC.

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

EPIC brokerage cites the importance of increasing plan member payment contributions as a driving factor to stem rising costs.

In the face of growing concerns over medical costs, companies should plan a comprehensive health and wealth strategy for employees in retirement or risk losing talent.

One step is to avoid investing the money that they will need within a five-year period.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is working to win over Republican holdouts on his healthcare bill after facing a revolt from conservatives and moderates who weren’t ready to act this week.

Though the Better Care Reconciliation Act is similar to the House’s recent replacement legislation, there are some notable differences regarding tax credits, association health plans and Medicaid.

Investing dollars in improved care management programs, well-being initiatives and plan-design modernizations won’t produce full ROI unless the employee contribution methodology is sound.

Granted, nothing is settled, but organizations should be taking these steps to ensure they're ready for any modifications to their medical plans.

Investing dollars in improved care management programs, well-being initiatives and plan-design modernizations won’t produce full ROI unless the employee contribution methodology is sound.

Health and wellness perks dominate offerings added in the last year, according to SHRM’s annual report.

With $1 trillion being lost to unaddressed chronic disease each year, employers must help address these conditions in wellness programs.

As the Senate crafts its version of the ACA replacement bill, employers believe that a levy on coverage will see higher costs.

Many employers wrongly believe they don’t need a plan document in place and think that health insurers are experts on regulations.

As the Senate crafts its version of the ACA replacement bill, employers believe that a levy on coverage will see higher costs.

Catastrophic claims increased by 68% over four years, but employers can help contain the costs, according to a new report.