Employers are in a position to stem opioid addiction. Why aren’t they?
By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.
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Benefits Think Giving onsite clinics an engagement booster shot
Assuring employees of their data privacy in your client's benefits communication is key to increasing clinic utilization.
Larry Boress
Midwest Business Group on Health
Benefits Think 5 ways companies are innovating in healthcare
From large employers like Walmart, to those with smaller employee populations, addressing a fragmented and expensive healthcare system is a top priority.
Jami Doucette
Premise Health
Benefits employers and employees can smile about
These services make it easy for workers to use their dental benefits, and save companies money by encouraging preventative care.
IRS expands HDHP plan coverage of chronic conditions
Industry groups have long advocated for a change that will allow employees with HDHPs to use health savings accounts to cover prescriptions.
How employers are failing transgender employees in a crucial way
“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.
How employers are failing transgender employees in a crucial way
“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.
Benefits Think Health summary plan descriptions: Keeping them readable
SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.
Kim Buckey
DirectPath
Benefits Think Health summary plan descriptions: Keeping them readable
SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.
Kim Buckey
DirectPath
Employers are in a position to stem opioid addiction. Why aren’t they?
By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.
Benefits Think Marijuana is now legal in my state, but is it a ‘lawful product?’
Employers have to navigate through an ever growing patchwork of state laws surrounding cannabis use and the workforce.
Patrick J. McMahon
Foley & Lardner LLP
White House pulls the plug on proposed drug-rebate overhaul
The president’s proposal would have prohibited drugmakers from paying rebates to PBMs in government programs such as Medicare.
Steel company saves $5M on health benefits through reference-based pricing
Pacific Steel & Recycling got a better handle on how employees were utilizing their healthcare by firing their TPA and devising a new game plan.
Benefits Think Giving onsite clinics an engagement booster shot
Assuring employees of their data privacy in your benefits communication is key to increasing clinic utilization.
Larry Boress
Midwest Business Group on Health
Court takes up case that could upend US health system
The fate of the ACA is again on the line, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans hears a lower court case which ruled the massive health law unconstitutional.
Steel company saves $5M on health benefits through reference-based pricing
Pacific Steel & Recycling got a better handle on how employees were utilizing their healthcare by firing their TPA and devising a new game plan.
Benefits Think Creating an ‘urgent care first’ mindset for employee benefits
Getting workers to utilize these facilities in lieu of ER visits can help minimize your client's expensive emergency room claims.
Patrick O'Connor
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think Creating an ‘urgent care first’ mindset for employee benefits
Getting workers to utilize these facilities in lieu of ER visits can help minimize expensive emergency room claims.
Patrick O'Connor
Corporate Synergies
Why advisers don’t believe a single payer system will control costs
There is a lot of intention to identify ways to better manage rising healthcare costs beyond traditional insurance vehicles, says Zywave’s Eric Rentsch.
Stem cell company persuades employers to steer workers toward controversial therapy
Regenexx, which runs a string of clinics, says stem cell injections can save employers a lot of money, but critics say there’s no proof.
