20+ hour, 51+ min 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+ week, 1+ day 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,…...

2+ mon, 1+ 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…...

4+ mon, 6+ hour 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…...

5+ mon, 1+ 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…...

6+ mon, 3+ 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…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (274+ words) The ACA's original intent was to create a health insurance product for people who would not qualify for an underwritten individual policy if they left their employers. It eliminated chronic condition underwriting for health insurance, but in the process, created…...

8+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (782+ words) Healthcare costs are surging, and your clients are feeling the pressure. Employers are bracing for a 9% increase this year " the sharpest rise in a decade. GLP-1s and specialty drugs are driving pharmacy spend through the roof. Chronic conditions are projected…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (674+ words) This is the final part of a multi-part series on advisers who switched from retirement to the healthcare space. Read the rest of the series here: Health benefit brokers'and advisers who cling to outdated models in an increasingly transparent marketplace…...