Employers want lawmakers to curb rising pharma costs
A majority of benefits execs say they were relieved to see the GOP’s healthcare plan fail, and instead would like Congress to focus on drug prices.
Pharmacy benefit management
Employers want lawmakers to curb rising pharma costs
A majority of benefits execs say they were relieved to see the GOP’s healthcare plan fail, and instead would like Congress to focus on drug prices.
PBMs call for more transparency on drug pricing
The push for value-based care is requiring pharmacy benefit managers to provide explicit cost data.
PBM clients call for more transparency on drug pricing
The push for value-based care is requiring pharmacy benefit managers to provide explicit cost data.
Benefits Think When is a generic not a generic?
It’s almost a guarantee that employers will see increasing pharmacy costs even when the plan is negotiated and managed properly. That’s why it’s important to review PBM contracts carefully.
John Crable
Corporate Synergies
How can employers tackle rising specialty drug costs?
The National Business Group on Health outlines ideas for confronting soaring costs.
Benefits Think When is a generic not a generic?
It’s almost a guarantee that employers will see increasing pharmacy costs even when the plan is negotiated and managed properly. That’s why it’s important to review PBM contracts carefully.
John Crable
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think How self-funding can help control rising specialty drug costs
When a company with a self-funded plan selects a stop-loss carrier and individual stop-loss coverage, they have the option to include drug expenses in determining high claimant costs.
Raymond DePaola
Corporate Synergies
Employers passing rising healthcare costs onto employees
The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.
Employers passing rising healthcare costs onto employees
The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.
Benefits Think Helping advisers understand, address musculoskeletal conditions
No bones about it: Disorders such as arthritis and back pain affect more than half of employees, and are one of the costliest healthcare drivers for clients.
Jon Edwards
Verisk Health
Employers scramble over skyrocketing specialty drug costs
Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.
Benefits Think Helping employers understand, address musculoskeletal conditions
No bones about it: Disorders such as arthritis and back pain affect more than half of employees, and are one of the costliest healthcare drivers for companies. Here are 5 things employers can do to help.
Jon Edwards
Verisk Health
Employers scramble over skyrocketing specialty drug costs
Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.
Employers falling short on managing healthcare costs
Smaller companies are missing out on cost-saving opportunities, including self-funding, narrow networks and pharmacy benefit carve-outs.
Medical cost trend seen to be stabilizing
One reason for the shift includes more plan sponsors implementing high-performance networks with more limited provider choices, according to PwC’s Health Research Institute.
Tech innovator spotlight: Bertrand Janin
Truveris’ chief technology officer created OneRx, a free prescription benefits and savings app.
Opioid epidemic hitting employers’ bottom line
Plan sponsors look to implement health and pharmacy benefit programs that address painkiller addiction and abuse.
Startup targets underserved supplemental-healthcare niche
SingleCare plans to ‘disrupt’ the benefits market by improving transparency, says founder Rick Bates.
Tech innovator spotlight: Bertrand Janin
Truveris’ chief technology officer created OneRx, a free prescription benefits and savings app.
