Healthcare plans

Telehealth can meet the need for both expanded healthcare resources and for avoidance of in-person contact that may promote disease transmission.

Within the bill are several important provisions affecting employers, including requirements for coverage of COVID-19 testing and treatments, as well as the potential impact to group health plans.

Without the ability to catch early signs of burnout, employers may miss important cues as workers struggle with anxiety and stress.

“Short-term telehealth options make it possible for businesses to navigate a very uncertain time,” says Bill Goodwin, CEO of telehealth provider MeMD.

It’s estimated that workplace stress now costs employers $500 billion annually in the form of decreased performance at work or absenteeism.

Employers are seeing a spike in demand for EAPs and behavioral health workplace benefits.

The global number of COVID-19 cases continues to soar, as governments restrict gatherings, seek military aid and authorize lockdowns.

UnitedHealthcare gives expecting women a second yearly eye exam to address changes brought on by pregnancy.

Technology can help protect employees’ health as well as safeguard business interests from virus-related impact and loss.

The company’s new telemedicine offerings put primary care and behavioral health services at members’ fingertips.

The five-day, 40-hour work week is an American tradition borne from the factories of Henry Ford; more employers are now challenging that standard. Can there be new models for work?

The healthcare company’s PBM designed a plan to ensure diabetics have access to medication without increasing employer costs.

The consulting firm partnered with an analytic company to help employers monitor the costs of specialty medications and opioid use in their health plans.

The healthcare company plans to leverage its acquisition of Aetna to make the life-altering treatment easier to afford.

Rural residents are less likely to be covered by employer-sponsored plans and, therefore, more likely to face high deductibles than their urban counterparts.

Employers should protect themselves from unforeseen and sometimes sudden regulatory changes by understanding how these new savings vehicles function.

A digital overhaul in healthcare is taking longer than expected — and there’s one reason no one is talking about.

They are triple-tax advantaged, but also introduce significant challenges — especially for life partners with multiple accounts.

Choosing the right health benefit vendor is a combination of trial and error and transformative solutions that save money and provide the greatest impact.