Currently, healthcare costs in the United States are high and rising, outpacing inflation and wage increases. While many employers had relatively lower claim costs during
Many workers in the United States struggle with medical debt. According to a recent survey of American workers by consumer financial health organization, Financial Health
That was the question addressed by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in the case, Massachusetts Laborers’ Health and Welfare Fund,
If you desire the freedom of a self-funded health plan but need a little more certainty for your budgeting concerns, level funding might be an
In our previous article, we discussed reference-based pricing and its cost saving potential. If you haven’t read that yet, read it here. In this article,
Introduction As health care costs continue to rise, employers with self-funded health plans are looking for new and innovative ways to control their spending. To
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an enforcement policy statement alerting Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) that it was looking into the
Last year we told you about a case that could potentially impact the use of reference-based pricing in self-funded health plans. The name of the
The IRS recently issued Rev. Proc. 2022-24 in which it announced cost-of-living adjustments for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and excepted benefit
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA, imposes an obligation, known as the employer mandate, on certain employers to provide
