healthcare cost

HHS Proposes Higher Cost-Sharing Limits for 2022

HHS Proposes Higher Cost-Sharing Limits for 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed cost-sharing limits that would apply to all Affordable Care Act-compliant health insurance policies for the 2022 policy year. The ACA imposes annual out-of-pocket maximums on the amount that an enrollee in a...

The Risk Report – March 2021

The Risk Report – March 2021

Download Volume 3, Issue 3 of The Risk Report In this Edition: The Top Five Health Conditions Driving Insurance CostsInsurers No Longer Required to Send 1095-B Forms to WorkersEAPs to the Rescue During Troubling TimesHigher Health Plan Cost-Sharing Limits Proposed for...

The Top Five Health Conditions Driving Insurance Costs

The Top Five Health Conditions Driving Insurance Costs

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...

Generics and Biosimilars the Key to Reducing Drug Spending

Generics and Biosimilars the Key to Reducing Drug Spending

The soaring cost of new prescription drugs is becoming a major driver in overall health insurance price increases, and some of those drugs are so expensive that they are out of reach for the average patient. When people can't afford the drugs their doctor prescribes...

EEOC Issues New COVID-19 Vaccination Guidelines for Employers

EEOC Issues New COVID-19 Vaccination Guidelines for Employers

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has affirmed that employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees, subject to some limitations. The EEOC’s updated guidance offers direction regarding employer-mandated vaccinations, accommodations for employees who...

The Risk Report – February 2021

The Risk Report – February 2021

Download Volume 3, Issue 2 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Consolidated Appropriations Act: How New Law Affects Group Health PlansEEOC Rules: New Employer Vaccination Guidelines IssuedCompliance: Changes for 2021 Summary of BenefitsHealth Care Savings: Generics,...