Healthcare guidelines

Employers need to request documentation, check policies and consider other employees when they get requests for bringing support dogs into the workplace.

Employers need to request documentation, check policies and consider other employees when they get requests for bringing support dogs into the workplace.

Prescription drugs for foreign countries cost a fraction compared to U.S. pricing. Of course they are more attractive but roadblocks remain.

Most healthcare entities have adapted to the major privacy requirements but the thicket of regulations still leaves some traps for the unwary.

The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.

Self-funding consultant Bill Geraci of MAGIC employs a range of plan management strategies designed to drive down expense and improve healthcare.

The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.

Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.

The FDA issued draft guidelines Tuesday outlining possible steps patients can take to get prescription medications without seeing a doctor.

There is a growing trend in which out-of-network healthcare providers attempt to bring suit directly against the employer or the employer medical plan.

Adviser Jeff Fox is weaning his clients off of preferred provider networks in favor of self-insuring and contracting directly with a top-flight health system.

The annual limit on deductible contributions to a health savings account will jump by $50 for individuals and $100 for families.

The annual limit on deductible contributions to a health savings account will jump by $50 for individuals and $100 for families.

This rural-Missouri adviser won deep discounts from local-area providers for the benefit of her self-funded and group captive clients.

For small to midsize employers, these vehicles provide numerous advantages previously only available to larger enterprises.

For small to midsize employers, these vehicles provide numerous advantages previously only available to larger enterprises.

Employer clients with high-deductible health plans could be snared by recent legislation in Illinois, Maryland and Oregon.

It’s easy to fault the insurance industry, but dealing with the government could be a nightmare. This is why benefit advisers need to step in.

Employer clients with high-deductible health plans could be snared by recent legislation in Illinois, Maryland and Oregon.