Healthcare costs

The stock market typically recovers from bear markets in far less time than most doom-and-gloomers think, says an expert.

By aggregating and analyzing different types of data, benefits managers can determine crucial correlations among preventive screenings, health outcomes and healthcare costs.

Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.

Big employers including Amgen and News Corp. look to help employees better manage family responsibilities.

Walmart will leave CVS Health’s network that administers drug benefits for millions of Americans, in a dispute over costs that could roil the business of filling prescriptions.

Big employers including Amgen and News Corp. look to help employees better manage family responsibilities.

Employers, time to brush up on — and tell employees about — caps set by the IRS for the coming year.

From chief medical officers to an increased focus on behavioral health, here’s what’s shaking up the industry.

An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby this year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors’ bills climbed to more than $12,000 — and medical debt now threatens their new family.

Employers, time to brush up on — and tell employees about — caps set by the IRS.

An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby this year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors’ bills climbed to more than $12,000 — and medical debt now threatens their new family.

An employee benefits specialist sets her goals for lowering employer healthcare costs for companies and their employees — and finds rewards along the way.

These are the simple steps your HR team can take to make sure employees don’t miss out on low-hanging tax savings — and your company doesn’t miss out on payroll tax savings, too.

Employer clients continue to show interest in HSAs, FSAs and HRAs as a way to offset the cost of medical care for employees.

More employers are turning to advisers to help them curb the rising cost of health insurance, new survey data shows.

For employers sponsoring high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts, ensuring that the HDHP continuously remains HSA-qualified is no easy task. But this checklist can help.

A widely held view is that a lot of spending is wasted on “heroic” measures at the end of life, but it’s difficult to know which patients are in their final year.

Commentary about health savings accounts and financial investing were among the most popular items this year written by industry thought leaders.

When chronic diseases increased a Colorado city’s health insurance premiums by 12%, a decision to become self-funded turned out to be a smart bet.