HDHP

Telehealth Safe Harbor Is A Win-Win For Workers And Employers

Health plan sponsors have more flexibility and opportunities than before to improve healthcare access and steer their workforce toward high-quality, high-value care.

By Ami Parekh

MedCity Influencers

A Defining Moment for Employer Health Benefits: How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Could Transform Healthcare for Employers

The "One Big Beautiful Bill" would codify Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) — the personalized insurance model that has transformed how employers offer health benefits — into law as CHOICE Arrangements, or Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense arrangements.

By Jack Hooper

Policy, Payers

New IRS rule opens up preventive care coverage for chronic disease by high-deductible health plans

Applicable products and services include insulin, ACE inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, retinopathy screenings, glucometers, statins and SSRIs.

By Kevin Truong

How are healthcare leaders working to change consumer behavior?

In an effort to alter consumer behavior, over a quarter of surveyed healthcare leaders are offering incentives for healthy behaviors, while 3.4 percent are turning to high deductible health plans. The finding comes from the 8th Annual Industry Pulse Report, a survey conducted by Change Healthcare and The HealthCare Executive Group.

By Erin Dietsche

MedCity Influencers

Self-funded employers need to educate employees to help them make smarter insurance decisions

For employees to take advantage of the high deductible health plan, employers must engage and educate them on the basics of what they are buying.

By Adam Schaefer

The real cost of driving into a hospital parking lot

The price of your next colonoscopy might just depend on where you park your car. The same procedure can vary greatly – even if you use the same doctor – from one medical setting to the next. Get a colonoscopy at a GI center, and it could cost $600. But take your procedure to a […]

By Mitch Rothschild