Healthcare issues

Different threats from major shifts in two industries are pushing Walmart Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. toward the same solution.

Hailed as a more rational way for employers to pay for healthcare, the case highlight’s the strategy’s risks.

Businesses worry about steep premium increases after Congress failed to address market stabilization in the spending bill.

NBGH’s Brian Marcotte and National Alliance’s Mike Thompson sound off on how benefits managers need to increase awareness of resources available to workers, and why the C-suite needs to get involved.

Businesses worry about steep premium increases after Congress failed to address market stabilization in the spending bill.

Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.

The share of medical spending devoted to administrative costs, including billing, is roughly three times what it is in other affluent countries, and it’s a major reason the United States spends twice as much on healthcare.

The National Business Group on Health identifies nine topics that will effect employer sponsored health coverage over the course of the year.

Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.

When rolled out correctly, CDH plans can be a win-win-win for advisers, their clients and their clients’ employees.