Healthcare plans

A benefits adviser shares the importance of advocacy and end-of-life care for the groups she serves.

Healthcare costs are burdening employers and employees alike. What can be done to manage price increases and improve employee health outcomes?

Health plan sponsors must know the direct and indirect compensation paid to benefit brokers, consultants and medical and prescription drug claims administrators.

To cut costs, employers have implemented software, equipment or other technology to automate tasks previously completed by employees.

Lyra Complex Care provides a network of 250 providers to help employees find care for acute mental health needs.

Tailoring genetic information, environment and lifestyle factors to disease treatment and prevention holds incredible promise.

When pharmacists can collaborate with a patient's care team, health outcomes will improve while money and lives are saved.

Robert Spector from Blue Shield explains how Americans can get affordable, high-quality health plans without employers.

The HR director of Hendry Marine Industries explains the importance of thinking outside the box when it comes to health care strategies.

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.

High-value care makes employees happier, saves businesses money and drives more patients to high-value healthcare providers.

The average employer-sponsored health insurance premium for US families rose 7% to almost $24,000 this year.

Virtual care platform Equip provides patients with a five-person care team and support for the entire family with eating disorder recovery.

Research shows that pricey hospitals with stellar reputations do not mean that patients will be provided the best possible care.

William Van Faasen, former chairman and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, encourages carriers to prepare to add marijuana to their formularies.

At the core of strategic decision-making lies an understanding of the power of choice, human behavior and effective communication.

Deciding whether to steer employees to the individual health insurance market will hinge on how much support employers are prepared to offer.