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Case Study: The Second Opinion That’s Saving Lives

3-minute read THE CHALLENGE: “Mark Lamb ought to be dead.” That was the opening sentence in the 2022 “White Mountain Independent” article on Mark’s life-threatening health scare and […]

Now in Effect: New Healthcare Price Transparency Rules

The Consolidated Appropriations Act imposed new healthcare price transparency requirements on employer plans.

3-minute read The Consolidated Appropriations Act imposed a string of new requirements on group health plans, including new reporting requirements and limitations on surprise billing and balance billing. […]

Crackdown in the Works on Mental Health Parity Law

Mental health parity laws are getting renewed attention under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, or CAA.

4-minute read More government audits and ramped up enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. That’s what we can expect from the U.S. Department of […]

Employers Face New Fiduciary Obligations Under Health Law

The new fiduciary obligations facing employers with group health plans is part of a seismic change in the employee-benefits world.

4-minute read The new brokerage compensation transparency rules in the Consolidated Appropriations Act have gotten far less attention than they deserve. But the same can be said about […]

Case Study: Restaurant Franchise Owner Overhauls Employee Health Benefits Menu

The challenge: One of the truest measures of the effectiveness of an employer health insurance plan is a simple one: the number of employees who enroll. The more, […]

6 Strategies to Save Money on Your Employee Benefits Plan

We look at six strategies employers can take to offset rising health benefits costs while improving their benefits offerings.

Average annual premiums for an employer-sponsored family health plan climbed to $22,221 in 2021, up 4% from the previous year, and no matter how you slice and dice […]

Pharmacy Benefits Managers Turn to Transparency to Win Customers

Pharmacy benefits management companies. The right ones may be one of your best defenses against employer medical costs that, according to the latest annual PricewaterhouseCoopers report, are projected to rise 6.5% in 2022.

Pharmacy benefits management companies. The right ones may be one of your best defenses against employer medical costs that, according to the latest annual PricewaterhouseCoopers report, are projected […]

The Advantages of Reference-Based Pricing in Employee Benefits

When it comes to controlling health care costs, reference-based pricing is gaining traction as the new strategy of choice among employers.

Health care costs for a family of four dropped last year for the first time in nearly 20 years. But there isn’t much to cheer about that; it […]

Rethinking Employee Benefits in a Post-Pandemic World

A more personalized, family-friendly benefits package is what’s in order, especially with Millennials now the largest generation at work.

The labor market took a turn toward uncertainty in April, raising questions about just how robust the recovery might be. We’re not economists but our money’s on growth, […]

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