Pharmacy benefits

The Trump administration’s new prescription drug proposal is vital to correct an increasingly dysfunctional market for employer plan sponsors.

Under the proposal, safe-harbor protection would be allowed only for rebates on discounts offered directly to patients, and fixed-fee service arrangements between drugmakers and PBMs.

Walmart will leave CVS Health’s network that administers drug benefits for millions of Americans, in a dispute over costs that could roil the business of filling prescriptions.

Big pharma disruption and healthcare challenges and legislation are just a few of the big trends that will shape the benefits industry in 2019.

While it’s still early to tell what the acquisition will mean for healthcare, many experts are skeptical it will drive down costs for employers or employees.

Healthcare quality, literacy and employee engagement are key concerns for employers, said experts at the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions' annual forum.

Healthcare quality, literacy and employee engagement are key concerns for employers, said experts at the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions' annual forum.

Budgeting for benefits can be a difficult task for employers. But these tips can make the task easier than ever.

Budgeting for benefits can be a difficult task for employers. But these tips can make the task easier than ever.

The Avella acquisition came in the same quarter that UnitedHealth purchased Genoa Healthcare, a behavioral pharmacy chain, for about $2.5 billion.

The outrageous prices for exclusive medications are crippling our health plans and terrorizing families in pain.

The outrageous prices for exclusive medications are crippling our health plans and terrorizing families in pain.

The health insurer said it plans to sell its Medicare prescription drug business in a key step toward completing its $67.5 billion merger.

Management must realize that their workplace is not spared by the national epidemic of painkiller abuse. Here are steps to reduce their employees’ risk and loss of productivity.

Management must realize that their workplace is not spared by the national epidemic of painkiller abuse. Here are steps to reduce their employees’ risk and loss of productivity.

From on-site clinics to 24-hour access to doctors, many of the leading financial institutions provide unique health benefits to employees.

A system without rebates would require significant fundamental change to the foundational economics of the drug ecosystem.

A partnership strategy would make sense out of the gate for the online retailer, says UpWell Health CEO Alison Wistner.

A system without rebates would require significant fundamental change to the foundational economics of the drug ecosystem.

Custom pharmacy network design, site of care choice and employee education should all be a part of companies’ strategies.