Healthcare issues

Benefit advisers and employers need to take aim at physicians overprescribing pain meds and the insurance carriers who look the other way.

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

Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.

A costly revamp is needed to make vision behind Aetna deal reality.

Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.

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.

DPC is a solution employers can embrace to lower the costs of providing healthcare while improving quality and experience for employees.

Employers should educate employees about self-care options, give them access to conservative therapies and address psychological factors to avoid the danger of addiction.

American Benefits Council dives into the true financial impact of workplace health coverage and retirement savings opportunities.

American Benefits Council dives into the true financial impact of workplace health coverage and retirement savings opportunities.

Getting back to basics — eat right, exercise and don’t smoke — will move the needle on insurance costs.

Getting back to basics — eat right, exercise and don’t smoke — will move the needle on insurance costs.

A large part of the expenses associated with these ailments, calculated by IFEBP, are tied to employee absence and disability.

EBA 2017 Adviser of the Year Mick Rodgers explains how small- and mid-size companies can band together to reduce risk and improve stability.

Employers weighed down by health insurance and benefit provider invoices could see relief in its consolidated billing service.

The agency is the 30th business in the U.S. to receive the certification as a result of its mission to drive down healthcare costs and improve the market for clients.

Employers weighed down by health insurance and benefit provider invoices could see relief in its consolidated billing service.

Plans covering expensive prescriptions can now offer employees a kit designed to determine if the drugs they are taking are really helping or hurting them and propose alternatives.

In response to Alexander-Murray compromise, administration reportedly looking to expand HSAs and association insurance programs.

In response to Alexander-Murray compromise, administration reportedly looking to expand HSAs and association insurance programs.