Healthcare industry

Unexpected, expensive medical charges can put a financial strain on employees and ultimately impact their wellbeing.

Boosting utilization rates is a huge challenge for clients. These strategies from successful companies and top providers can help.

Boosting utilization rates is a huge challenge for employers. These strategies from successful companies and top providers can help.

With resources like second opinion services and health spending accounts, workers may be able to achieve reductions in health costs.

Proposed rules would provide consumers more detail about the actual prices hospitals charge insurers.

“When you can look at [an employee] and say we just saved you that copay, that means something,” one expert says.

Benefit managers may need to review cost accumulator programs for specialty medications under recent regulations.

By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.

Assuring employees of their data privacy in your client's benefits communication is key to increasing clinic utilization.

From large employers like Walmart, to those with smaller employee populations, addressing a fragmented and expensive healthcare system is a top priority.