Cigna is following Mark Cuban’s lead and making drug prices simpler
Next year Cigna's Express Scripts subsidiary will offer employers and health plans the option to pay pharmacies up to 15% above their wholesale costs.
Healthcare plans
Benefits Think 4 steps toward meaningful healthcare payment reform
High-value care makes employees happier, saves businesses money and drives more patients to high-value healthcare providers.
Cheryl DeMars
The Alliance
Health insurance premiums rise to $24,000 a year
The average employer-sponsored health insurance premium for US families rose 7% to almost $24,000 this year.
‘I needed her to get better’: This working mom used virtual care to battle her daughter’s eating disorder
Virtual care platform Equip provides patients with a five-person care team and support for the entire family with eating disorder recovery.
Benefits Think In healthcare, why cost and quality don’t match up
Research shows that pricey hospitals with stellar reputations do not mean that patients will be provided the best possible care.
Marijuana as a Schedule III drug? What the new classification means for insurance companies
William Van Faasen, former chairman and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, encourages carriers to prepare to add marijuana to their formularies.
Benefits Think Why data is the missing link to affordable healthcare
At the core of strategic decision-making lies an understanding of the power of choice, human behavior and effective communication.
Lester J. Morales
Next Impact
Benefits Think Is an ICHRA right for your client? 6 ways to find out
Deciding whether to steer employees to the individual health insurance market will hinge on how much support employers are prepared to offer.
Todd Stead
IFC National Marketing
Benefits Think Innovation is a driving force behind mental health parity
Hybrid plan designs that reduce out-of-pocket costs will make benefits more accessible and ultimately help level the playing field.
Drew Neslin
BCS Financial
Benefits Think Limiting short-term health plans will limit patient and broker choice
As many as 80% of short-term health plan enrollees say that affordable premiums are more important to them than comprehensive health benefits.
Sally C. Pipes
Pacific Research Institute
Carrum Health’s Sach Jain wants you to pay less for healthcare
The CEO is bringing transparency, bundled payments and affordable high-quality care to members across the country.
Benefits Think 3 health benefits misconceptions to rethink for a more secure future
Contrary to popular belief, it's absolutely possible to align incentives, pay less for claims and fix consumerism.
Lester J. Morales
Next Impact
Web Seminar Innovating for equity: Addressing social barriers to health
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have a significant impact on well-being and quality of life.
5 million adolescents struggle with addictions. How can your benefits help the whole family?
Digital substance use management platform Pelago is expanding their services to address drug and alcohol addiction in teens.
Benefits Think Step away from the status quo to win big for employer clients
Claims data will guide the health plan to savings opportunities and transformational benefits.
Lester J. Morales
Next Impact
Benefits Think How crushing medical debt from a car wreck became a clarion call
Forced to file for bankruptcy, I'm determined as an adviser to make sure others aren't one accident from financial ruin.
Emma Fox
E Powered Benefits
Benefits Think Employer health insurance is a misplaced responsibility
Rather than putting employees into cookie-cutter programs to control costs, they would be better served with an ICHRA.
Joe Markland
Nfor1
Benefits Think The broker and doctor crossroad is a necessary intersection
Aligning the interests of key stakeholders is vital as healthcare evolves and the focus on value-based purchasing is fine-tuned.
Elsa Glorioso
OneDigital
Benefits Think How to manage the multimorbidity and costs of MSK pain
Platelet-rich plasma and bone marrow concentrate can replace the need for up to 70% of elective orthopedic surgeries.
Mark Testa
Regenexx for Business