Problem Solvers Caucus offer bipartisan healthcare action items
Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Tom Reed speak at NAHU’s Capitol Conference sharing House proposals for future insurance legislation.
Healthcare industry
Many of the biggest companies already formed a healthcare alliance like the Amazon, Berkshire and JP Morgan plan — is it working?
Large U.S. businesses, including American Express and Verizon, came together two years ago to form Health Transformation Alliance, which has now doubled in size.
Buffett’s health venture to go beyond just squeezing middlemen
Warren Buffett’s healthcare venture has far bigger plans than simply squeezing middlemen for better prices.
How Derek Rine is dramatically reducing client healthcare costs
Once he ‘stopped doing what’s safe,’ the Ohio adviser found group captives can substantially cut expenses for small and midsize employers.
CVS Health targets rheumatoid arthritis costs for PBM customers
RA medicine accounted for nearly half of specialty drug spend last year, inducing the pharmacy benefit manager to introduce a personalized savings program that could save employers $500,000 a year.
Benefits Think 8 things to know about ACA employer shared responsibility letters
Given the penalty amounts, the importance of keeping an eye out for the IRS statements and acting quickly cannot be overstated, says benefits consultant Zack Pace.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Employers embracing cost-shifting alternatives
More firms are managing healthcare spending with self-insurance, leaner plan options and pharmacy benefit carve-outs, according to Gallagher research.
Benefits Think Why medication non-adherence is a big problem — and what employers can do about it
A plan that includes employee coaching and support teams, financial incentives and prescription management is key.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Health prices to outpace inflation for first time since 2010
The growth in U.S. healthcare prices is projected to outpace economy-wide inflation for the first time since 2010.
Albertsons to buy Rite Aid in latest Amazon countermeasure
Grocery chain to buy drugstores in a deal that would accelerate the remaking of the retail and healthcare industries.
Albertsons to buy Rite Aid in latest Amazon countermeasure
Grocer Albertsons will buy drugstore chain Rite Aid in a deal that would accelerate the remaking of the U.S. retail and healthcare industries.
Benefits Think 8 things to know about ACA employer shared responsibility letters
Given the penalty amounts, the importance of keeping an eye out for the IRS statements and acting quickly cannot be overstated, says benefits consultant Zack Pace.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Are employers about to reverse the nation’s alarming healthcare trends?
The alliance of Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan is a positive move that will elevate the call for more quality care at a lower cost.
Owen Tripp
Grand Rounds
Benefits Think 10 questions about the legality of management carve-outs
Although the IRS is not currently enforcing aspects of executive benefits in group health plans, employers must stay compliant.
Christine P. Roberts
Mullen & Henzell L.L.P.
Healthcare sector modernizing retirement plans
401(k)s gaining popularity as 403(b)s and DB plans terminate, Transamerica’s annual survey with the American Hospital Association shows.
Gallagher data highlights cost-shifting alternatives
Best-in-class employers are pursuing more meaningful solutions to controlling healthcare costs in the talent war.
Ignoring the ACA, Idaho `freedom’ plans come with limits
After Idaho’s Republican governor promised to find creative ways to get around Obamacare, one health plan in the state plans to offer skimpy coverage that may violate many of the law’s protections for patients.
Healthcare sector modernizing retirement plans
401(k)s gaining popularity as 403(b)s and DB plans terminate, Transamerica’s annual survey with the American Hospital Association shows.
Benefits Think Are employers about to reverse the nation’s alarming healthcare trends?
The alliance of Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan is a positive move that will elevate the call for more quality care at a lower cost.
Owen Tripp
Grand Rounds
Employer advocacy group supports Chronic Disease Management Act
The ERISA Industry Committee sent a letter supporting new legislation that would improve HSA efficacy and usage.
