Healthcare delivery

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

When considering the insurance model, employers should do their due diligence and have documentation supporting the decision they’ve reached.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is compliant.

Looking to avoid paying high premiums or not offering coverage at all, Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements are a good option to meet employer and employee needs.

With more employees enrolling in health savings accounts, choosing the proper admin has never been more critical for employers.

The health insurer said it plans to sell its Medicare prescription drug business in a key step toward completing its $67.5 billion merger.

Small clerical errors can cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars, but they can get that money back through routine maintenance of benefit records.

Fully insured members of the New England insurer now have access to the cognitive behavioral therapy service.

The deal is seen closing by the end of the year.

Benefit brokers need to identify who is the right AHP candidate and who should wait. Here’s how to know who makes the cut.

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.

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.

The insurer is betting that broader coverage of severe medical conditions for a period of of time will attract employers and employee benefit brokers.

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.

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.

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.

As these offerings become more popular among small and midsize businesses, brokers need to know the details of these plans.

Jack Stoddard, a longtime healthcare executive, has been named as COO of the healthcare initiative.

The number of uninsured declined to 28.3 million in the first quarter, down from 29.3 million last year.