Download Volume 5, Issue 4 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Judge Deals Blow to Preventative Care Coverage Under ACA Moves Afoot to Improve Prior Authorization Times Making Voluntary Benefits a Success Small Firms See Larger Premium Hikes Unless They Do This...
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 announced their own steps to improve the process. UnitedHealthcare...
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 concerns that some health plans will stop paying for these services....
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, insurers would be required to render a decision within seven days for a...
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 physically and emotionally. The pandemic added fuel to the country's...
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 government-run exchanges, according to new research. The poll of 26...
Download Volume 5, Issue 3 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Virtual-First Health Care Plans Hit the Market Stand-Alone Telehealth Coverage Bill Study on Employer Provider Insurance Why Employees are Speeding Through Open Enrollment Download the...
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 the current law allowing health insurers to cover telehealth benefits...
Businesses are putting greater focus on employee retention and attraction. While some industries are facing record layoffs, others struggle to fill role vacancies. While benefits, are a large part of this equation, benefits don’t benefit anyone who doesn’t understand what they are, how they work, and how it positively impacts them.
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 choosing plans and using employer-provided tools to help them make their...