Healthcare industry

Driven by new CEO Rob LaHayne, the company is focused on health advocacy to bring lower costs to both employers and employees.

Express Scripts Holding Co.’s chief executive said he’s open to a deal with a health insurer or partnering with Amazon.com.

CVS Health Corp. is nearing an agreement to acquire health insurer Aetna Inc. for more than $65 billion, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

In addition to a charge for doctor’s services, patients are frequently asked to cover use of the hospital-owned clinic.

Getting back to basics — eat right, exercise and don’t smoke — will move the needle on insurance costs.

The expansion aims to make it easier for workers to spend HSA and FSA dollars, and name their prices on services like MRIs.

Getting back to basics — eat right, exercise and don’t smoke — will move the needle on insurance costs.

Before advising employers to make significant plan adjustments, ask what their employees care about when selecting benefits.

Before employers put their plans on the chopping block, they should ask themselves what their employees care about when selecting benefits and if they are able to educate workers on the strategy.

ACA and payroll data show only 65% of employees earning less than $16K annually choose their company’s ‘bronze’ health plan.

Helping employees find affordable assisted living or homecare nursing for aging dependents could save hundreds each month.

President Donald Trump named former Eli Lilly & Co. executive Alex Azar to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

ACA and payroll data show only 65% of employees earning less than $16K annually choose their company’s ‘bronze’ health plan.

There’s reason to believe that a new crop of pioneers could make healthcare more rational, but will employers embrace them?

There’s reason to believe that a new crop of pioneers could make healthcare more rational, but will employers embrace them?

The insurer will automate the process for its medical insurance enrollees starting January 2018.

Eliminating the Obamacare component is seen as a way to pay for tax cuts, but its removal could cause instability in the health insurance market.

The insurer will automate the process for its medical insurance enrollees starting January 2018.

The company is working with advisers to bring genomic testing to the workplace to determine risk for certain conditions and effectiveness of prescription medicine.

Employers should customize messaging to employees, partner with vendors, and not shy away from talking about cost, explains benefits consultant Joshua Meyer.