New Partnership Aims to Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs, Even Eliminate Them In Some Cases
Priority Health is partnering with Garner Health to steer members to high-quality physicians and reduce healthcare costs for employers.
WTW: Half of Employers Exceeded Their Healthcare Budgets in 2024
A new WTW survey reveals that over half of employers exceeded their healthcare budgets in 2024 and expect rising costs to continue, prompting a shift toward cost-containment strategies, vendor accountability, AI adoption and alternative plan designs.
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
A Third of Employers Can’t Access Medical Claims Data from Vendors, Survey Finds
Many employers are struggling to access their medical claims data from vendors. However, those who do have access are more likely to implement strategies to combat healthcare costs.
Same Surgery, $220K Apart: Why Providers & Employers Need to Rethink Value Amid Price Disparities
A new Trilliant Health report reveals vast price variation for identical healthcare services, even for procedures delivered at the exact same facility. Allison Oakes, Trilliant’s chief research officer, urged providers to prove they are delivering true value for the cost and pressed employers to leverage their purchasing power to demand higher-value care.
Rising Healthcare Costs: What Employers Are Doing to Manage Expenses, Per Mercer
To deal with rising costs, employers are leveraging high performance networks, variable copay plans and exclusive provider organization plans.
How Can Employers Manage Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025?
Multiple reports indicate that employers can expect rising healthcare costs in 2025. To address these costs, employers are holding their vendor partners accountable and evaluating their health plan and PBM partners.
Where Will AI Deployment Benefit Payers the Most?
We are taking a look at how health insurers are using AI, defining success, and managing cybersecurity risks. Give us your opinions by completing our brief, anonymous survey.
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How Do Employers Address Rising Healthcare Costs?
Join us Thursday, October 24, at 1pm ET for a webinar sponsored by Personify Health on how employers navigate the intricate challenges posed by rising healthcare costs while prioritizing employee health and well-being.
32BJ Labor Industry Cooperation Fund Launches New Tools to Reduce Costs for Employers
The 32BJ Labor Industry Cooperation Fund recently unveiled two new tools for employers and unions: the Healthcare Savings Calculator and a model contract template.
3 Ways To Cut Employer Costs in Auto Immune Diseases And Promote Long-Term Employee Health
Spending on prescription drugs for autoimmune diseases has increased by 459% over the past decade, even surpassing cancer drugs. Yet despite driving around 30% of employers’ entire prescription spend, autoimmune diseases have remained completely overlooked in employer health spend.
Report: Less than Half of Employers Are Confident In Integrity of Hospitals, PBMs
About eight in 10 employers think drug costs, high-cost claims and hospital prices are a “significant threat to affordability,” according to a new survey from National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.
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Top 7 Modern AI-Powered EAP Providers for Global Workforces in 2026
Discover the top AI-powered EAP providers for 2026. Compare platforms like Kyan Health and Spring Health on triage speed, global reach, and clinical quality to transform workforce wellbeing.
High-cost Pharmacy Claims, Medical Inflation Among Top Threats for Employers
When asked what the biggest threats facing them were, 94% of employers said high-cost pharmacy claims, 91% said medical inflation and 91% said million dollar treatments being approved by the FDA, according to a new survey from the Midwest Business Group on Health.
Bipartisan effort to repeal ACA ‘Cadillac Tax’ gains steam
In a recent analysis, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that 21 percent of employers offering health benefits will have at least one plan which applies for the tax.
Eden Health and Convene want to merge healthcare and co-working
Eden Health opened its first onsite health clinic at Convene's newest and largest co-working location in New York City and plans to open 25 locations across the co-working company's footprint over the next 18 months.
Survey: Employers overwhelmingly support pre-existing condition coverage requirements
The Affordable Care Act requires employer-sponsored group health plans to cover pre-existing conditions for all individuals regardless of prior coverage.
What’s in a name? Healthcare’s big potential disruptor will be called Haven
The Amazon-Berkshire-J.P. Morgan healthcare venture launched last year and headed up by Atul Gawande has a website and finally a name: Haven.