Healthcare plans

A new service informs brokers and benefit admins when a medical professional leaves or joins a provider network.

Analytics can get employees into appropriate health optimization programs, says one industry expert.

Lawsuits against Cigna self-insured plans for alleged fraudulent behavior is a warning for employers that there will be more, says attorney Brenna A. Davenport.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to keep in place the ACA’s protection against higher health-insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions when they buy individual coverage.

Analytics can get employees into appropriate health optimization programs, says one industry expert.

Concerns about cost, flexibility and complications often keep employers from offering coverage.

In defending the unpopular and flawed House bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, a common Republican refrain is that it fully protects health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions.

The growing use of HDHPs and CDHPs is further pushing employee engagement in making better healthcare decisions, with an additional increase in wellness program awareness and participation.

The popular procedure can lead employees to pursue unnecessary and costly medical intervention.

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, has released a list of the top carriers across the United States.

The popular procedure can lead employees to pursue unnecessary and costly medical intervention.

Companies report greater control of choices and employers express satisfaction with overall experience, Willis report finds.

Concerns about cost, flexibility and complications often keep employers from offering coverage, but advisers can clear up the confusion.

After finding benefits on private exchanges, employees wish to return to this method of selecting services, finds a Willis Towers Watson survey.

Barclays, RBS, Unilever and Bupa UK tackle well-being programs, according to a new survey from The Conference Board.

There’s no way for employees to become successful healthcare consumers if they can’t quickly research the estimated price of medical procedures and prescription drugs.

Younger employees are more actively engaged in picking a plan and making cost-conscious healthcare decisions than older employees, new EBRI study says.

Benefits Technology Innovator Rod Reasen created Springbuk, which unifies mountains of analytics to help employers forecast healthcare spending and target at-risk workers.

But new research also suggests that employee engagement is low and better education is needed to boost enrollments.

Employers should post wellness tips around the office, offer the right incentives and provide recognition and rewards.