Healthcare industry

Employers need to work to address employee depression, migraines, obesity, diabetes, arthritis and cancer.

Here are ways to combat the six most common health conditions that undermine productivity.

The drug supply chain is being drawn even more taut, and the power of the big players even greater.

Walmart has been buying health care for its workers directly from providers in six different regions - bypassing insurers who usually negotiate with doctors and hospitals.

White House, states calling for greater price transparency and accountability.

Group will focus on passage of the Commonsense Reporting Act.

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

A trio of EBA Rising Stars discuss the challenges of working in their father firms, why new ideas matter and what impact Amazon and Apple will have on healthcare’s future.

ERISA attorney and benefits adviser Suzannah Gill teaches middle-market employers how to manage their healthcare costs.

Employers take note: Industry expert Lindsay Resnick says runaway costs are driving employers of all stripes to reject the benefit market’s status quo.

Collective Health Inc. has raised a fresh infusion of investor cash as it seeks to win over more firms frustrated with a fragmented, costly market.

By understanding what goes into prices, employers can have leverage at the negotiation table with the insurance carrier.

The Healthy Working Families Act requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of coverage per year.

The American Benefits Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are among the organizations calling on Congress to pass proposals that would establish a premium reduction program.

Workers say they like the idea of virtual care, but employers face an uphill battle when getting them to forego the ER or urgent care center.

Group will focus on passage of the Commonsense Reporting Act.

Today’s healthcare providers are largely unaccountable and unaudited in terms of their pricing and underlying costs.

By understanding what goes into prices, employers can have leverage at the negotiation table with the insurance carrier.

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.

It’s time to be creative. Here’s practical guidance benefit advisers can share with their clients to help them better control medication expenditures.