Commercial payers have been experiencing higher healthcare spending than fee-for-service Medicare due to higher prices, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
CBO observed...
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) has offered a series of recommendations for employers that may help identify and address workers’ social determinants...
The drug inflation rebate provision included in the Build Back Better Act could lead to a $111 billion reduction in employer-sponsored health plan premiums between 2022 and 2031, according to an Urban...
Costs for employer-sponsored health plans increased 6.3 percent in 2021, surpassing every annual increase since 2010, a Mercer survey discovered.
“Employers seem optimistic that this...
The majority of insured individuals in the United States are concerned about paying their medical bills, with low health literacy contributing to these concerns, according to the MITRE-Harris Poll...
UnitedHealthcare has launched a new employer-sponsored health plan for Arizona residents that seeks to prioritize customer support experiences and lower member premiums.
The Doctors Plan of Arizona is...
Advance premium tax credits and other coronavirus policies may have bolstered access to coverage during the pandemic, a RAND Corporation report stated.
The researchers simulated nonelderly adult...
Updated 11/22/21: This article has been updated to include a statement from AHIP.
Payers and stakeholder organizations have had mixed reactions to the Build Back Better Act, which passed in the...
In 2021, prescription drug benefits took many forms as employers and payers played with tier structures and cost-sharing strategies to help manage prescription drug costs for employees, a Kaiser Family...
Medicare Advantage, fee-for-service Medicare, and Medicaid received higher member satisfaction scores than individual health insurance market plans and employer-sponsored health plans, according to a...
Updated 11/22/2021: This article has been updated to correct a statistic in order to indicate that large firms on average contributed $16,132 to the employee premium and $937 to each...
During 2020, a stable uninsurance rate attended enrollment growth in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace, according to a report from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation...
Employer-sponsored primary care clinics are a steadily growing trend among large employers and one that experts anticipate to persist as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study...
Walmart has partnered with a digital platform to provide self-funded employers and their employees with access to cost-effective healthcare.
Employers across the country will be able to utilize...
In 2022, health benefits spending will return to normal, prepandemic levels in 2022 by increasing by an average of 4.7 percent over 2021 healthcare costs, employers anticipated in Mercer’s...
In October 2021, Capital Blue Cross strengthened its Type 2 diabetes management efforts by introducing two new apps to its members, apps that could enable them to prevent and potentially reverse the...
More than half of employees are satisfied with their current employer-sponsored health benefits, though many faced difficulties due to the rise of healthcare costs, according to the Employee Benefit...
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) has issued five recommendations to CMS regarding COVID-19 testing coverage.
“As Americans return to their workplace, children return to in-person...
Pre-deductible coverage for chronic disease management through a health savings account is a widespread practice among health plans which may require policymakers to enact regulatory changes in order...
When pursuing value-based care, employers have the capacity—in collaboration with their payer or third-party administrator partners—to steer their employees toward high-value care,...
