Healthcare issues

Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.

Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.

The companies can go ahead with their $68 billion deal, clearing the way for a merger that will create a healthcare giant with a hand in insurance.

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

When considering the insurance model, employers should do their due diligence and have documentation supporting the decision they’ve reached.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is compliant.

Small clerical errors can cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars, but they can get that money back through routine maintenance of benefit records.

The price spikes were particularly acute for 77 drugs with three or fewer suppliers.

The program provides ongoing digital support to prevent the onset of the chronic condition.

Benefit brokers need to identify who is the right AHP candidate and who should wait. Here’s how to know who makes the cut.

Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.

The insurer is betting that broader coverage of severe medical conditions for a period of of time will attract employers and employee benefit brokers.

Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.

Brokers with access to these exchanges remain in a strong position to offer small group clients benefit plan designs that meet a variety of employee needs.

The former assistant director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Healthcare Transformation Lab is no stranger to tech-based health ventures.

Stem cell storage company Forever Labs promises the chance for a longer and healthier life.

A system without rebates would require significant fundamental change to the foundational economics of the drug ecosystem.