Healthcare plans

Closer examination of seven key segments helps predict attitudes and preferences for wellness programs.

Coldbrook Insurance Group introduces Total Control Health Plans to help clients reduce plan expenses and improve their health spend.

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.

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.

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.

Health savings account participants are more engaged in their healthcare decisions but still see HSAs as ways for reducing medical expense.

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.

As the services become mainstream, it’s time for benefits managers to get up to speed.

Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.

Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.

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.

The FDA issued draft guidelines Tuesday outlining possible steps patients can take to get prescription medications without seeing a doctor.

Injectable drugs and in-patient care drive the highest of cost for employers.

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.

Megan Cook left a traditional brokerage to launch her own firm targeted at changing the way employers approach medical benefits.

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.

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.

The final ruling includes protections intended to remedy historical challenges with AHPs and to prevent AHPs from discriminating against individuals based on health reasons.

Chances are, if you offer a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account, your workers aren’t crystal clear on the benefits. But these sure-fire tips can change that.