Healthcare industry

Hailed as a more rational way for employers to pay for healthcare, the case highlight’s the strategy’s risks.

Businesses worry about steep premium increases after Congress failed to address market stabilization in the spending bill.

NBGH’s Brian Marcotte and National Alliance’s Mike Thompson sound off on how benefits managers need to increase awareness of resources available to workers, and why the C-suite needs to get involved.

The service provides convenience and cost savings while ensuring employees miss fewer work days.

Businesses worry about steep premium increases after Congress failed to address market stabilization in the spending bill.

Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.

The share of medical spending devoted to administrative costs, including billing, is roughly three times what it is in other affluent countries, and it’s a major reason the United States spends twice as much on healthcare.

Depending on the size of their workforce, employers don’t want to choose options that are too large or too small.

Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.

Depending on the size of their workforce, employers don’t want to choose options that are too large or too small.

Chris McSwain sounds off on the Integrated Benefits Institute’s new initiatives, and why firms need to come together and connect to help solve medical challenges.

The sports bar and driving range venue implemented SurgeryPlus once it moved to a self-insured health plan and saw a 2.57% return on investment.

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.

A raft of under-popularized strategies are helping advisers reign in their clients healthcare costs.

The sports bar and driving range venue implemented SurgeryPlus once it moved to a self-insured health plan and saw a reduction in costs.

The Integrated Benefits Institute announced a new initiative that aims to join together companies in finding solutions to rising health costs and chronic employee conditions.

Sales are booming for this voluntary product that fills numerous coverage gaps.

The Integrated Benefits Institute announced a new initiative that aims to join together companies in finding solutions to rising health costs and chronic employee conditions.

Amazon, Berkshire and JP Morgan may not supplant the carriers—but they may very well force them to reinvent their business model.

Companies should hold providers accountable and insist that employees receive evidence-based treatments.