Healthcare costs

These megadeals have the potential to restructure the industry and wring out some of its most egregious inefficiencies.

A $50 deduction was announced due to a change in the inflation adjustment calculations for 2018 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

As more employers move to self-insure, carriers are in search of new value propositions.

More are embracing the insurance model, as firms realize cost savings, plan flexibility and employee satisfaction that can manifest itself as soon as the first year after implementation.

At a World Health Care Congress session, advisers learned new ways to get the attention of their clients’ top executives.

As more employers move to self-insure, carriers are in search of new value propositions.

CVS Health Corp. said it’s making progress in the regulatory review of its $68 billion deal to buy health insurer Aetna

The percentage of employers offering benefits including telemedicine, stress reduction programs and 24-hour nurse lines jump to accommodate an always-on workforce.

More are embracing the insurance model, as firms realize cost savings, plan flexibility and employee satisfaction that can manifest itself as soon as the first year after implementation.

But many advisers remain optimistic that the three-way partnership will succeed at restructuring healthcare costs.