Healthcare plans

Delivering medical cost transparency remains elusive as brokers adjust to a new reality.

Principal at Spangler Strategies, Katy Spangler, spoke with members of NAHU about how to manage health plan spending among clients.

The tech giant is the latest employer to take on worker health and wellness as companies look to reduce costs and empower patients.

RA medicine accounted for nearly half of specialty drug spend last year, inducing the pharmacy benefit manager to introduce a personalized savings program that could save employers $500,000 a year.

Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Tom Reed speak at NAHU’s Capitol Conference sharing House proposals for future insurance legislation.

A pair of experts weighs in on what will be on the radar of benefit advisers and consultants this year.

Large U.S. businesses, including American Express and Verizon, came together two years ago to form Health Transformation Alliance, which has now doubled in size.

Employers who failed to provide affordable healthcare are receiving notification of fines ranging from $2,080 to $3,480 per employee.

The CloudSuite Healthcare platform is enhanced with new payroll and scheduling features.

Warren Buffett’s healthcare venture has far bigger plans than simply squeezing middlemen for better prices.

Regulations would make it much easier for association health plans, used by small businesses, to qualify as a single ERISA plan.

The CloudSuite Healthcare platform is enhanced with new payroll and scheduling features.

Once he ‘stopped doing what’s safe,’ the Ohio adviser found group captives can substantially cut expenses for small and midsize employers.

RA medicine accounted for nearly half of specialty drug spend last year, inducing the pharmacy benefit manager to introduce a personalized savings program that could save employers $500,000 a year.

Given the penalty amounts, the importance of keeping an eye out for the IRS statements and acting quickly cannot be overstated, says benefits consultant Zack Pace.

This deal has strategic and financial benefits for Albertsons and helps the grocer avoid a choppy IPO market, but also gets it deeper into the increasingly tough and competitive pharmacy business.

Employers who failed to provide affordable healthcare are receiving notification of fines ranging from $2,080 to $3,480 per employee.

More firms are managing healthcare spending with self-insurance, leaner plan options and pharmacy benefit carve-outs, according to Gallagher research.

2018 EBA Rising Star in Advising Taylor Lindsey works to deliver lower costs for a complex industry.

HHS proposed allowing short-term plans to be sold for coverage periods of up to a year, up from the current maximum of three months.