How utilizing data can impact health costs, improve employee health
Employers who look to data and research can invest in employee healthcare now — and reap the rewards down the road.
Healthcare delivery
Benefits Think Hospital pricing transparency: More information, more confusion?
A new rule only adds to the cost confusion and doesn't help patients make price comparisons when choosing where to receive care. Here's where employers can step in to fill the gaps.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals
The White House and HHS want to eliminate a “shadowy system of kickbacks” in the drug industry pipeline.
Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals
The White House and HHS want to eliminate a “shadowy system of kickbacks” in the drug industry pipeline.
Benefits Think Will public hospital prices persuade employers to self-fund?
While a long journey waits ahead for greater healthcare price transparency, many employers are looking to their brokers for better solutions.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
What’s really driving Amazon’s healthcare partnership
Telehealth acquisition, expansion into electronic medical records and hospital supply chain disruption are contributing factors, one industry insider says.
What’s really driving Amazon’s healthcare partnership
Telehealth acquisition, expansion into electronic medical records and hospital supply chain disruption are contributing factors, one industry insider says.
Benefits Think Transparency in healthcare: The case for an employer bill of rights
Devising benefits programs can be complex, which is why businesses need to empower themselves to select smart healthcare options.
Steve Kelly
ELAP Services
Benefits Think Why chiropractic services could be the next big thing in wellness
Offering on-site services can lower the cost of healthcare while helping employees be more productive.
Daniel Lord
Crossover Health
Benefits Think Move over mainstream: Alternative health options a road to better value
With healthcare spending soaring, clients may consider turning to narrow networks or alternative sites of care.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Benefits Think Why chiropractic services could be the next big thing in wellness
Offering on-site services can lower the cost of healthcare while helping employees be more productive.
Daniel Lord
Crossover Health
Blue states challenge Trump’s association health plan rules
The Trump administration's desire to end Obamacare could spell trouble for newly expanded association health plans.
Benefits Think Transparency in healthcare: The case for an employer bill of rights
Devising benefits programs can be complex, which is why businesses need to empower themselves to select smart healthcare options.
Steve Kelly
ELAP Services
Benefits Think Move over mainstream: Alternative health options a road to better value
With healthcare spending soaring, employers may consider turning to narrow networks or alternative sites of care.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Maintaining HSA eligibility: 8 things clients can do
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.
Benefits Think What clients need to know about the 2019 FPL affordability safe harbor
HHS released the federal poverty level thresholds — important info for many employers as they set their employee contributions for their health plans.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Analytics are key to wellness success. Here’s why
By aggregating and analyzing different types of data, benefits managers can determine crucial correlations among preventive screenings, health outcomes and healthcare costs.
Benefits Think What employers need to know about the 2019 FPL affordability safe harbor
The HHS just released the federal poverty level thresholds — important info for many employers as they set their employee contributions for their health plans.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Developing guidance could free employers from ACA mandate
An IRS notice, still in development, could allow companies to avoid penalties by reimbursing employees for a portion of the cost of individual insurance coverage through an employer-sponsored HRA.
Jessica M. Simons
Foley & Lardner
Judge blocks Trump plan to revoke Obamacare contraceptive rule
The Trump administration’s effort to let companies with religious or moral objections opt out of ACA contraception requirements hit a roadblock on the eve of the new rules taking effect.
