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Insurers Make Changes to Prior Approvals Ahead of Rulemaking
After the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed new rules aimed at streamlining the prior approval process for most health plans in the U.S., a number of the country's largest insurers...
Judge Deals Blow to Preventative Care Coverage under ACA
A recent decision by a federal judge in Texas to issue an injunction on a pivotal part of the Affordable Care Act requiring insurers to offer certain types of free preventative care, has raised...
Moves Afoot to Improve Prior Authorization Times, Efficiency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed new rules aimed at streamlining the prior approval process for most health plans in the U.S. Under the proposal, starting in 2026,...
Wellness Programs Grow in Wake of Pandemic
Employers have often long struggled to boost participation in their wellness programs, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed that as people started looking for ways to better care for themselves both...
Employers ‘Unwavering’ in Providing Group Health Benefits: Research
Large employers are unwavering in their plans to continue offering group health plans to their workers instead of funding individual reimbursement accounts that would allow them to shop for plans on...
Bill Would Pave Way for Stand-Alone Telehealth Coverage
A bipartisan group of House legislators in February reintroduced legislation from 2022 that would pave the way for employer-sponsored, stand-alone telehealth benefits plans. The bill is important as...
Why You Should Engage Employees in Their Health Plan
After years of upheaval and tumult, businesses are putting their employee retention and attraction efforts under the microscope, and rightfully so. While some industries...
Most Employees Spend Little Time Choosing Their Health Plan
A new study has found that individuals enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) are more engaged than their traditional plan counterparts during open enrollment, spending more time on...
Virtual-First Health Care Plans Flooding the Market
In the continuing quest to reduce health care costs and make care more accessible, a new type of health plan has been taking shape: The virtual-first health plan. These rapidly evolving plans...
The Truth Behind the Mysterious “Network Discount”
Every year as your business renews its health plan, you probably hear the term “network discount” thrown about as one of the many benefits that provider...
Why Your Staff Needs Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage
No one plans on becoming disabled and missing work, but it can happen. An illness or an accident could cause one of your employees to be unable to work for months, or even years. While their health...
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