New rule may greatly expand HRA usage
While the finalized regulation makes health reimbursement arrangements more accessible, employers should still continue to boost healthcare literacy, experts say.
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Benefits Think Time to stop ignoring the risks of prescription drug rebates
Benefits consultants play a key role in preparing employers for how they should use point-of-sale rebates to lower healthcare costs.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for healthcare
If virtual medicine is pursued in the name of business efficiency or just profit, it has enormous potential to make healthcare worse, one expert says.
Benefits Think Time to stop ignoring the risks of prescription drug rebates
Benefits consultants play a key role in preparing employers for how they should use point-of-sale rebates to lower healthcare costs.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think We’re in the middle of a specialty medication storm. Now what?
Claims are astronomical. The first thing clients should do is cover prescription drugs under stop-loss insurance.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think We’re in the middle of a specialty medication storm. Now what?
Claims are astronomical. The first thing employers should do is cover prescription drugs under stop loss insurance.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think How benefits leaders can support employees during the cost-shifting crisis
As workers bear the brunt of healthcare costs, clients can take actionable steps to help, including funding employees’ health savings accounts.
David Vivero
Amino
Brokers would have to reveal fees, incentives under new legislation
This move addresses “the absolute lowest hanging fruit” when it comes to fixing the health insurance market, one expert says.
What does Amazon’s healthcare venture mean for the PBM industry?
Initiatives like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway’s Haven may be key to improving drug transparency, says one PBM CEO.
Benefits Think How benefits leaders can support employees during the cost-shifting crisis
As workers bear the brunt of healthcare costs, employers can take actionable steps to help, including funding employees' health savings accounts.
David Vivero
Amino
What does Amazon’s healthcare venture mean for the PBM industry?
Initiatives like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway’s Haven may be key to improving drug transparency, says one PBM CEO.
Are surprises ahead for legislation to curb surprise medical bills?
As Congress weighs how to address the problem, here’s a guide to the bills and what to watch.
Winston Benefits, ConnectYourCare partner on health benefits
The two companies are working together to administer HSAs, FSAs, HRAs and COBRA to employers.
Alegeus releases AI-enabled Smart HSA
The company has a new mobile app that helps workers find ways to save money on healthcare.
Opioid prescriptions drop sharply among state workers
California’s workforce is reporting a major reduction of opioid use, reflecting a national trend of physicians cutting back on the addictive drugs.
Will medical marijuana become part of your benefits mix?
Health plans have largely avoided covering cannabis, but with momentum for new therapeutic applications, that could change.
Benefits Think Employers may need to revisit practices surrounding medical marijuana
Companies face a complicated array of laws on workplace policies and drug testing. Here are just a few they need to keep in mind.
Laura Elkayam
Much Shelist P.C.
CBO’s report on single-payer healthcare holds more questions than answers
“Even single-payer systems around the globe vary from each other in many, many ways,” an expert who helped draft the Affordable Care Act says.
Should clients proceed with reference-based pricing?
Though the model may help solidify healthcare prices, it requires constant vigilance in order to work efficiently, experts say.
Should employers proceed with reference-based pricing?
Though the model may help solidify healthcare prices, it requires constant vigilance in order to work efficiently, experts say.
