Health insurance startups bet it’s time for a ’90s revival
Nineties throwbacks have swept through music, TV and fashion. Some startups want to bring a bit of that vintage feel to workplace health insurance plans.
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Benefits Think New analytics to boost employee engagement in health, financial wellness
Closer examination of seven key segments helps predict attitudes and preferences for wellness programs.
Roger M. Travis
ExperienceLab
Brokerage targets healthcare management for firms with tight margins
Coldbrook Insurance Group introduces Total Control Health Plans to help clients reduce plan expenses and improve their health spend.
Amazon’s PillPack deal a warning shot for PBMs
The online retail giant’s purchase of the drug delivery service could mean the end of pharmacy benefit managers and a major wake up call for benefit brokers, says Shandon Fowler.
Amazon’s PillPack deal a warning shot for PBMs
The online retail giant’s purchase of the drug delivery service could mean the end of pharmacy benefit managers and a major wake up call for benefit brokers, says Shandon Fowler.
Benefits Think What do the DOL’s new AHP rules actually mean?
The final regulations do not replace the existing association health plan rules. Instead, they create a three-tier AHP system. Here’s what’s inside.
Christopher Beinecke
Marsh & McLennan Agency
HSA users do not see plans as tax savings, retirement tools
Health savings account participants are more engaged in their healthcare decisions but still see HSAs as ways for reducing medical expense.
Benefits Think Reference-based pricing is gaining momentum — here’s why
The model is becoming increasingly popular as more employers consider the move to correct cost transparency issues as they transition from fully-insured to self-funded insurance plans.
John Kern
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think 4 reasons employers should pay attention to genetic testing
As the services become mainstream, it’s time for benefits managers to get up to speed.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Million-dollar medical claims increase by 87 percent
Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.
Feeling the pain, employers begin to take on the opioid epidemic
Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.
Benefits Think Reference-based pricing is gaining momentum — here’s why
The model is becoming increasingly popular as more employers consider the move to correct cost transparency issues as they transition from fully-insured to self-funded insurance plans.
John Kern
Corporate Synergies
U.S. to make more drugs easily available, cutting role docs play
The FDA issued draft guidelines Tuesday outlining possible steps patients can take to get prescription medications without seeing a doctor.
Feeling the pain, employers begin to take on the opioid epidemic
Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.
Million-dollar medical claims increase by 87%
Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.
Benefits Think The new role of HRAs after Trump’s ACA executive orders
The president wants to allow for health reimbursement arrangements to be used for non-group coverage to employers of all sizes. If this happens, this is as an industry-redefining disruption.
Shandon Fowler
Four8 Insights
In a broken healthcare system, an adviser offers custom medical plans
Megan Cook left a traditional brokerage to launch her own firm targeted at changing the way employers approach medical benefits.
Serta Simmons brings healthcare to the factory floor
Worried that its employees weren’t getting the preventive care they needed, the country’s largest bedding manufacturer established onsite health checkups to help them rest easy.
Serta Simmons brings healthcare to the factory floor
Worried that its employees weren’t getting the preventive care they needed, the country’s largest bedding manufacturer established onsite health checkups to help them rest easy.
Benefits Think Federal rule broadens association health plan opportunities
The final ruling includes protections intended to remedy historical challenges with AHPs and to prevent AHPs from discriminating against individuals based on health reasons.
Helaine I. Fingold
Epstein Becker Green
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