Employer Health Costs: Amid Continual Increases the Cost of Doing Nothing is Too High
Executives who think ahead and ask the right questions – monthly – can make a real difference in healthcare costs.
What’s Standing in the Way of Healthcare Payment Reform?
Experts believe value-based care won’t ever reach scale unless fundamental barriers are addressed — including voluntary models, misaligned payer incentives, excessive metrics and weak employer engagement.
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Survey on the Healthcare Financial Landscape Offers a Roadmap for Stakeholders
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
The ICHRA Moment Is Here — Are You Ready for It?
ICHRA is surging in popularity as an option for employer-sponsored insurance to access the individual market, as employers rethink traditional group plans with unpredictable renewal rates and employees seek personalized healthcare. Here's a closer look at why investors and politicians are eyeing ICHRA.
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5 Takeaways from Personify Health Webinar on Battling Rising Costs of Healthcare
Sponsored by Personify Health, a leader in personalized health platforms, the webinar draws attention to a variety of perspectives, including a CFO, a former CHRO, a chief medical officer and a health benefits research director.
How a Bipartisan Program Can Help You Avoid Costly Health Insurance Renewals
The status quo is simply untenable for many companies as health insurance costs spiral. From family-owned businesses to large enterprises, employers are taking advantage of an alternative designed by politicians on both sides of the aisle.
Mercer Exec: Employers Are Extremely Concerned About Cost
Cancer and pharmacy services are driving up costs for employers. One Mercer exec recently laid out several recommendations for employers to manage these costs.
The New Blueprint: How Clever Care Health Plan is Scaling Its Member Experience [Video]
MedCity News was at the Vive conference and spoke with executives who shared their insights for the healthcare industry.
Employers’ Healthcare Costs Expected To Rise 8.5% in 2024
Employers' healthcare costs are anticipated to rise by 8.5% in 2024, according to Aon. The projected increase is nearly twice the 4.5% increase that employers saw from 2022 to 2023. Inflation is a major factor for the increase.
Carrum Health Secures $45M To Expand Cancer Care Offerings for Employers
Carrum Health's $45 million funding round was led by OMERS Growth Equity and included participation from Revelation Partners, Tiger Global, Wildcat Venture Partners, Cross Creek and SpringRock Ventures. It brings the company’s total financing to about $96 million.
Health Vendors Will Face More Pressure To Prove Medical Cost Reduction in 2023, Experts Say
As a possible recession looms, the unemployment rate will likely rise, meaning employers won’t have to work as hard to find workers. Therefore, they’ll likely be cutting down on the digital health companies they work with, and tech vendors will really have to prove their worth in reducing costs, one expert says.
Mercer: Employers Expect Health Benefit Costs to Rise 5.4% in 2023
Health benefit costs increased 3.2% in 2022, but employers are expecting costs to jump even higher in 2023, a Mercer report showed. Employers' top priorities right now are providing benefits that attract and retain employees and boosting mental health support.
The Mechanics of a More Connected Healthcare Ecosystem [Video]
Arbiter’s Anjali Jameson on hospital and payer alignment.
A majority of large employers want to expand Medicare, survey says
A recent survey from the National Business Group on Health found that among large employers, 55 percent were in favor of expanding Medicare.