Healthcare delivery

Employers are increasingly adopting reference based pricing and reimbursements as a way to more effectively determine and control health costs.

The company’s new “Preferred Partnership” arrangement with a select network of local providers aims for cost savings and a superior patient experience.

It’s not as mysterious as it’s often made out to be. New findings clearly show that people are more confident about purchasing health plans when they can address their questions to another person.

Brokers are trying to help employers control costs, but are seeing little success, says HR Technology Advisors’ Joe Markland.

Although we are only halfway through 2016, three trends have notably emerged and taken the front seat in the employee benefits world.

The company’s new “Preferred Partnership” arrangement with a select network of local providers aims for cost savings and a superior patient experience.

Although we are only halfway through 2016, three trends have notably emerged and taken the front seat in the employee benefits world.

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

Employers are lowering their own premiums through coinsurance and high deductibles. But efforts to help workers control their spending through smarter healthcare decisions have met with less success.

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

Brokers are trying to help employers control costs, but are seeing little success, says HR Technology Advisors’ Joe Markland.

It’s not as mysterious as it’s often made out to be. New findings clearly show that people are more confident about purchasing health plans when they can address their questions to another person.

The National Business Group on Health embraces a proposal to eliminate the excise tax, but is wary of efforts to cap the employee income exclusion for health benefits.

By quickly collecting and presenting employee health data, these custom risk engines provide dynamic insights into your employee population with just a few clicks.

The healthcare industry is focused on utilization prediction and cost transparency tools, but something quite basic is missing: Teaching people basic terms that they need to know to make informed decisions, says Airbo’s Vlad Gyster.

Healthy eating habits are part of the well-being equation at The Jackson Laboratory, with an initiative that rewards employees for making healthier food choices at the supermarket.

One reason for the shift includes more plan sponsors implementing high-performance networks with more limited provider choices, according to PwC’s Health Research Institute.

Healthy eating habits are part of the well-being equation at The Jackson Laboratory, with an initiative that rewards employees for making healthier food choices at the supermarket.

Data platforms can give plan sponsors critical information at a glance, according to Geneia’s Mark Caron.

Employers can expect a seamless transition from the acquisition, says Joe Donlan, president of ConnectedHealth.