Healthcare costs

Dr. Miles Varn, chief medical officer at PinnacleCare, discusses the importance of benefits that assist employees when they receive a cancer diagnosis.

Cancer kills thousands of American workers every year. Employers play an important role in fighting the disease by encouraging their workforce to get regular screenings.

Workers in these towns might be feeling a little more of that crunch when it comes to affordable healthcare or financial hardships.

Companies can take a number of steps to manage sick employees — without violating the law.

The companies were ordered by a federal judge to justify combining their operations.

Millennials are already behind in savings compared to where their parents stood at similar ages.

EBA and data analytics firm miEdge present leading brokerages serving groups of 100 and more across a wide range of trades.

The agency announced a $50 increase in 2019 — though the news comes too late in the enrollment process for many employers, employees.

While it’s still early to tell what the acquisition will mean for healthcare, many experts are skeptical it will drive down costs for employers or employees.

Many of the bill’s provisions are taken from the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act, which enjoyed some bipartisan support.

CVS Health has closed its deal to buy health insurer Aetna, ending months of reviews by state and federal regulators.

Across all 50 states, premiums for the average “benchmark” silver plan, which the government uses to set subsidies, are dropping nearly 1%.

Employers, pay attention: These areas rank low when it comes to health costs, access and outcomes, according to new analysis.

That cost “is greater than the combined revenues of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, eBay and Adobe,” says Integrated Benefits Institute President Thomas Parry.

The drugstore chain and insurer are in early talks about taking equity stakes in each other, The Wall Street Journal reported.

That cost “is greater than the combined revenues of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, eBay and Adobe,” says Integrated Benefits Institute President Thomas Parry.

Employers, pay attention: These areas rank low when it comes to health costs, access and outcomes, according to Wallethub analysis.

Healthcare quality, literacy and employee engagement are key concerns for employers, said experts at the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions' annual forum.

That cost “is greater than the combined revenues of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, eBay and Adobe,” says Integrated Benefits Institute President Thomas Parry.

Clients need to ramp up communications efforts during open enrollment so employees can get the most value out of their benefits — as well as feel supported by their company.