Healthcare costs

A pharmacy benefit manager can often find true savings to critical drugs in the same neighborhood.

Advisers must guide employers to the right solutions partner who can help them evaluate the best care based on reliable population health data.

Midwest Benefit Advisors works with a medical management firm to help plan participants make smart, cost-saving healthcare decisions.

A pharmacy benefit manager can often find true savings to critical drugs in the same neighborhood.

Though policy makers may need to step in where market forces fail, businesses should play a more significant role in cutting costs.

Clients saving for retirement are advised to overweight their portfolio with small-cap value stocks and funds. Here's how.

A health plan that pools risk from multiple employers and their employees is only as strong as the health of its participants.

The healthcare venture between Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. has picked the person who will lead the initiative.

Telemedicine, employee assistance programs and nutrition counseling are among the offerings that have increased in popularity, according to a new report from Korn Ferry and WorldatWork.

Though policy makers may need to step in where market forces fail, businesses should play a more significant role in cutting costs.

The virtual healthcare provider is also extending employee access to its telerehab program to 11 additional states.

The pros and cons of self-funded benefit strategy depend on the location of the market.

No change was announced to the HSA catch-up contribution limit but married couples need to look into the details.

For companies, the arrangement can mean a healthier workforce, better care for their employees and less money spent paying for employees’ medical bills.

From healthcare costs and time and attendance, stress can have a big impact on workers. Employers in these states have a big challenge ahead of them.

President of Energi Insurance Services in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Craig Lack identifies how brokers can claim new clients by showing them the cost of inaction.

Adviser Jeff Fox is weaning his clients off of preferred provider networks in favor of self-insuring and contracting directly with a top-flight health system.

A decade-long review of disability claims from carrier Unum reflects effects of aging workforce, early intervention.

The annual limit on deductible contributions to a health savings account will jump by $50 for individuals and $100 for families.

The insurer’s 25% reduction in painkiller scripts nearly a year ahead of schedule sets new tone for managing national epidemic, catches large brokerage’s attention.