Stem cell storage for future cures is the latest employee benefit
Stem cell storage company Forever Labs promises the chance for a longer and healthier life.
Healthcare plans
Benefits Think The big difference between long-term care and long-term disability insurance
Employers need to understand the difference and educate employees on why they’d need each type of coverage.
Liisa Granfors-Hunt
Corporate Synergies
UnitedHealthcare to expand pediatric eye care benefit
The insurer will cover a second annual eye exam and a new pair of glasses for children under the age of 13 at no additional premium.
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research.
Benefits Think The big difference between long-term care and long-term disability insurance
Employers need to understand the difference and educate employees on why they’d need each type of coverage.
Liisa Granfors-Hunt
Corporate Synergies
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research.
Employers improve cancer benefits, but offerings go underutilized
A new guide from NEBGH says communication and mental healthcare are key in streamlining cancer care benefits.
Benefits Think In the wake of the healthcare M&A craze, consumers await changes
The recent uptick in mergers is a response to the demand for better technology and increased efficiency.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
Your office doctor is getting a big push from private investors
About 33% of companies with more than 5,000 employees offer clinics on or near their work sites, up from 24% five years ago.
Priced out of health coverage, some Americans rig own safety net
A growing number of Americans are rigging their own medical safety nets, frustrated by the high costs and opaque pricing.
Employers improve cancer benefits, but offerings go underutilized
A new guide from NEBGH says communication and mental healthcare are key in streamlining cancer care benefits.
Benefits Think Seeing beyond size in vision care networks
Two provider networks may be equal in a size but with little overlap. This makes the selection of the best network with the lowest overall cost a better strategic choice.
Carl Moroff
National Vision Administrators
U.S. hospitals shut at 30-a-year pace, with no end in sight
Patients far from major cities may be left with fewer hospital choices as insurers push them toward online providers like Teladoc and clinics such as CVS Health's MinuteClinic.
Before beating PBMs, Amazon will have to join them first: Pharmacy CEO
A partnership strategy would make sense out of the gate for the online retailer, says UpWell Health CEO Alison Wistner.
Benefits Think New rule pushes for hospital price transparency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting an amendment to the Affordable Care Act in order to let patients know the cost of their care.
Matthew Goldman
Wallaby Financial
Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
Benefits Think Containing costs comes at a price — a narrow network could be the answer
Employers are now shifting from developing the plans just to reduce costs to using them as a way to provide value-based healthcare.
Travis Turner
Corporate Synergies
Alphabet makes a $375 million bet on Obamacare startup Oscar
Oscar plans to use the funds to help fuel its entrance into the lucrative market for privately administered health-insurance plans for seniors.
More employees opt for high-deductible health plans over traditional plans
Almost one in five adults selected a HDHP with an HSA in 2017, up from just 4% a decade ago.
Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
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