Healthcare issues

The plans already offer employees strong coverage – and carriers are making their plans even.

Companies should hold providers accountable and insist that employees receive evidence-based treatments.

A trio of EBA Rising Stars discuss the challenges of working in their father firms, why new ideas matter and what impact Amazon and Apple will have on healthcare’s future.

Collective Health Inc. has raised a fresh infusion of investor cash as it seeks to win over more firms frustrated with a fragmented, costly market.

By understanding what goes into prices, employers can have leverage at the negotiation table with the insurance carrier.

The Healthy Working Families Act requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of coverage per year.

Group will focus on passage of the Commonsense Reporting Act.

Today’s healthcare providers are largely unaccountable and unaudited in terms of their pricing and underlying costs.

By understanding what goes into prices, employers can have leverage at the negotiation table with the insurance carrier.

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.

Warren Buffett’s healthcare venture has far bigger plans than simply squeezing middlemen for better prices.

Once he ‘stopped doing what’s safe,’ the Ohio adviser found group captives can substantially cut expenses for small and midsize employers.

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.

A plan that includes employee coaching and support teams, financial incentives and prescription management is key.

The alliance of Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan is a positive move that will elevate the call for more quality care at a lower cost.

The alliance of Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan is a positive move that will elevate the call for more quality care at a lower cost.

Department of Labor rule changes open the door to a benefits win for brokers, associations and franchises.

There are four ways to make the two healthcare spending accounts work together, but they are often under-utilized.

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.

Patients are four times more likely to choose experienced clinicians over convenient locations when given compelling information and messaging.