3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (678+ words) Employers aren't exploring alternative health plans out of curiosity. Rising healthcare costs continue to strain budgets, and traditional models leave little room to manage that pressure. Employers face a 9% increase in healthcare costs this year, forcing many organizations to reevaluate…...

20+ hour, 40+ min ago  (855+ words) With CEOs and CFOs keeping a close watch on rising medical costs, there is new urgency for self-funded employer health plans to evaluate every dollar of healthcare spending. Yet benefits leaders are overlooking one of the most powerful tools they…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (809+ words) Elizabeth Gavino compares it to being pushed out of a nest. When an employee retires after many years on a company-sponsored healthcare plan, they are often handed a COBRA notice and a last paycheck and given little advice about the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (421+ words) Healthcare affordability remains the top concern for U. S. employers, with growing demand for transparency, according to a new report. The Purchaser Business Group on Health's (PBGH) annual member survey reveals growing frustration over the persistent rise of healthcare premiums, which are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (419+ words) The American healthcare system does not persist because it is efficient, transparent or aligned with the interests of employers and employees. It persists because it understands human behavior exceptionally well. The system, what I now refer to as the Machine,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (776+ words) Hourly workers are facing increasing financial pressures as wages for many have not kept pace with rising living costs in recent years. Often their healthcare needs are the first thing to fall to the bottom of the priority list." In…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (699+ words) As healthcare premiums continue their relentless climb, employers face a familiar and frustrating cycle: enhance benefits to attract and retain talent, or scale them back to control costs. This tradeoff often results in higher out-of-pocket expenses for employees, delayed care…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (488+ words) Key insight: Learn why proactive open enrollment strategies increase benefit engagement and decision quality. What's at stake: Passive OE risks lower utilization, higher costs, and misaligned benefit allocation. Forward look: Embed registration tech and personalized cost tools to improve year-over-year…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (665+ words) I became a doctor because I wanted to make sure no other family experienced the devastating loss that mine did. I lost my sister and mother way too young because insurance-driven healthcare prioritizes crisis care over prevention and fails millions of…...

10+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (511+ words) As employers have embraced cancer care and support as a vital part of their employee benefit packages, United Health is offering a new option to bring these offerings to the next level by covering diagnostic tests screening for colorectal and…...