Healthcare issues

From physical to mental therapy, bringing healthcare to the consumer will help improve accessibility and increase employee well-being.

Clients should work to identify and help at-risk employees as early as possible.

With resources like second opinion services and health spending accounts, workers may be able to achieve reductions in health costs.

Employers should work to identify and help at-risk employees as early as possible.

On average, these workers use 70% more sick days than their peers.

By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.

From large employers like Walmart, to those with smaller employee populations, addressing a fragmented and expensive healthcare system is a top priority.

“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.

“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.

SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.

By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.

In addition to the ancillary charges, other roadblocks persist for people who need Truvada.

In addition to the ancillary charges, other roadblocks persist for people who need Truvada.

The president’s proposal would have prohibited drugmakers from paying rebates to PBMs in government programs such as Medicare.

Getting workers to utilize these facilities in lieu of ER visits can help minimize your client's expensive emergency room claims.

Getting workers to utilize these facilities in lieu of ER visits can help minimize expensive emergency room claims.

There is a lot of intention to identify ways to better manage rising healthcare costs beyond traditional insurance vehicles, says Zywave’s Eric Rentsch.

Regenexx, which runs a string of clinics, says stem cell injections can save employers a lot of money, but critics say there’s no proof.

Employers need to find solutions to address lack of plan benefit affordability and healthcare access.

As workers bear the brunt of healthcare costs, clients can take actionable steps to help, including funding employees’ health savings accounts.