Healthcare plans

Amazon, Berkshire and JP Morgan may not supplant the carriers—but they may very well force them to reinvent their business model.

Companies should hold providers accountable and insist that employees receive evidence-based treatments.

Employers need to work to address employee depression, migraines, obesity, diabetes, arthritis and cancer.

Here are ways to combat the six most common health conditions that undermine productivity.

Walmart has been buying health care for its workers directly from providers in six different regions - bypassing insurers who usually negotiate with doctors and hospitals.

The plans already offer employees strong coverage – and carriers are making their plans even.

White House, states calling for greater price transparency and accountability.

Many firms aren’t satisfied with their prescription drug costs — but there are ways to change that problem, says consultant Chuck Reynolds.

Group will focus on passage of the Commonsense Reporting Act.

The plans already offer employees strong coverage – and carriers are making their plans even.

Companies should hold providers accountable and insist that employees receive evidence-based treatments.

A trio of EBA Rising Stars discuss the challenges of working in their father firms, why new ideas matter and what impact Amazon and Apple will have on healthcare’s future.

ERISA attorney and benefits adviser Suzannah Gill teaches middle-market employers how to manage their healthcare costs.

Employers take note: Industry expert Lindsay Resnick says runaway costs are driving employers of all stripes to reject the benefit market’s status quo.

Collective Health Inc. has raised a fresh infusion of investor cash as it seeks to win over more firms frustrated with a fragmented, costly market.

By understanding what goes into prices, employers can have leverage at the negotiation table with the insurance carrier.

The annual limitation on deductions for an individual with family coverage will be $6,850 in 2018, $50 less than previously announced.

The Healthy Working Families Act requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of coverage per year.

The American Benefits Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are among the organizations calling on Congress to pass proposals that would establish a premium reduction program.

Workers say they like the idea of virtual care, but employers face an uphill battle when getting them to forego the ER or urgent care center.