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.
Healthcare issues
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 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
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 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 How to break into the association health plan market
Department of Labor rule changes open the door to a benefits win for brokers, associations and franchises.
Kevin Dunn
Decisely
Benefits Think Maximize tax savings with an HSA-compatible HRA
There are four ways to make the two healthcare spending accounts work together, but they are often under-utilized.
Josh Collins
NueSynergy
Senate confirms former drug executive Azar as Health Secretary
Ex-president of Eli Lilly's U.S. arm, Alex Azar, was confirmed to head the Department of Health and Human Services, setting a permanent replacement for Tom Price.
Quality trumps convenience among employees
Patients are four times more likely to choose experienced clinicians over convenient locations when given compelling information and messaging.
How to target the source of workplace opioid abuse
Benefit advisers and employers need to take aim at physicians overprescribing pain meds and the insurance carriers who look the other way.
Quality trumps convenience among employees
Patients are four times more likely to choose experienced clinicians over convenient locations when given compelling information and messaging.
The year in healthcare: A focus on cost management
Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.
CVS’s megadeal to change U.S. healthcare faces stiff challenges
A costly revamp is needed to make vision behind Aetna deal reality.
The year in healthcare: A focus on cost management
Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.
Pharma lobby group sues to bar California’s drug price law
The U.S. drug industry’s main lobbying group said it filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a California law meant to make drug prices more transparent.
Benefits Think Why benefit advisers should consider direct primary care for clients
DPC is a solution employers can embrace to lower the costs of providing healthcare while improving quality and experience for employees.
Suzy K. Johnson
Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas
Benefits Think 3 key steps to help mitigate pain in the workplace
Employers should educate employees about self-care options, give them access to conservative therapies and address psychological factors to avoid the danger of addiction.
Denee Choice
American Specialty Health
What is the monetary value of employer-sponsored benefits?
American Benefits Council dives into the true financial impact of workplace health coverage and retirement savings opportunities.
What is the monetary value of employer-sponsored benefits?
American Benefits Council dives into the true financial impact of workplace health coverage and retirement savings opportunities.
