Stop-loss insurance renewal rates are likely to increase for companies that self-insure their group health benefits or are in partial self-insured plans called level-funding, due to the rapidly rising costs of specialty drugs and cancer surgery claims. Stop-loss...
A new report has found that employers are increasingly wrestling with two challenges in their human resources departments: growing employee benefits fiduciary liability issues, and administrative difficulties in managing employee leaves. Employers are facing lawsuits...
A new study has identified the top five health conditions that are driving the overall cost of group health plan outlays, and without which spending would actually be falling. The report is enlightening, and employers can use the findings to offer programs aimed at...
Employees using their group health plan who are unfamiliar with how to access care can inflate both your plan costs and their out-of-pocket expenses. Those who may not use their group health plan much, or at all, may end up going to the emergency room for an issue...
Group health plan trends for 2025 are emerging as health insurance costs continue to rise at an uncomfortable pace. Employers in 2025 plan to shake up the status quo with their healthcare vendors, particularly those focused on reducing pharmacy spend, a main cost...
Employee surveillance has become more common as more people have been working remotely over the last few years, with some employers turning to tracking software to ensure that staff are working while on the clock and to boost productivity. Tools like activity monitors...
The percentage of employers who are covering new and trendy weight-loss drugs has risen in 2024, continuing a trend of increasing coverage despite the costs, according to a new survey. The study, by Mercer, also found that employers are increasingly offering to cover...
New IRS guidance expands the types of preventive care benefits that high-deductible health plans are required to cover with no out-of-pocket costs for plan enrollees. The changes are aimed at reducing out-of-pocket costs for diabetes-related expenses, certain cancer...
Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, cause extensive property damage, physical injuries and loss of life. The distress might not end there, however. Mental health experts say that many victims of disasters experience post-traumatic stress...
During his first term as president, Donald J. Trump succeeded in expanding short-term health insurance plans and tried but failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). His administration also attempted to make it easier to form an association for the purposes of...
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148 S River Ave Ste 300, Holland, MI 49423