Cigna-Express Scripts deal is cleared by Department of Justice
The deal is seen closing by the end of the year.
Healthcare delivery
Benefits Think How to evaluate association health plan prospects
Benefit brokers need to identify who is the right AHP candidate and who should wait. Here’s how to know who makes the cut.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Average deductible in employer healthcare plan hits nearly $1,500
Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.
Benefits Think Is payment reform working?
There’s significant growth in value-oriented payment methods, but the jury is out on whether these new methods improve the quality of care and make it more affordable.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Unum critical illness plan offers expanded life-stage protection
The insurer is betting that broader coverage of severe medical conditions for a period of of time will attract employers and employee benefit brokers.
Average deductible in employer healthcare plan hits nearly $1,500
Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.
Benefits Think As AHPs go live, health insurance exchanges roll on
Brokers with access to these exchanges remain in a strong position to offer small group clients benefit plan designs that meet a variety of employee needs.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Benefits Think Is payment reform working?
There’s significant growth in value-oriented payment methods, but the jury is out on whether these new methods improve the quality of care and make it more affordable.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Benefits Think Advisers must know details of self-funding plans
As these offerings become more popular among small and midsize businesses, brokers need to know the details of these plans.
John Schaefer
Cigna Health and Life Insurance
Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture picks operating chief
Jack Stoddard, a longtime healthcare executive, has been named as COO of the healthcare initiative.
Fewer Americans without health plans since Obamacare debut
The number of uninsured declined to 28.3 million in the first quarter, down from 29.3 million last year.
Amazon scoops up top cardiologist in healthcare push
The former assistant director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Healthcare Transformation Lab is no stranger to tech-based health ventures.
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research.
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research.
Employers improve cancer benefits, but offerings go underutilized
A new guide from NEBGH says communication and mental healthcare are key in streamlining cancer care benefits.
Benefits Think In the wake of the healthcare M&A craze, consumers await changes
The recent uptick in mergers is a response to the demand for better technology and increased efficiency.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
Your office doctor is getting a big push from private investors
About 33% of companies with more than 5,000 employees offer clinics on or near their work sites, up from 24% five years ago.
Priced out of health coverage, some Americans rig own safety net
A growing number of Americans are rigging their own medical safety nets, frustrated by the high costs and opaque pricing.
Employers improve cancer benefits, but offerings go underutilized
A new guide from NEBGH says communication and mental healthcare are key in streamlining cancer care benefits.
Benefits Think Seeing beyond size in vision care networks
Two provider networks may be equal in a size but with little overlap. This makes the selection of the best network with the lowest overall cost a better strategic choice.
Carl Moroff
National Vision Administrators