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.
Mercer: Cost of Health Benefits To Jump 5.4% in 2024
Employers expect health benefit costs to increase 5.4% per employee on average in 2024, new data from Mercer shows. This is due to inflationary pressures and health system consolidation.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
How Employers’ Investment in Health Benefits Has Transformed Over Time
Point solutions for areas like behavioral health, family planning and more have risen in popularity in recent years, experts said. But as employers deal with point solution fatigue, healthcare navigation companies are proving beneficial.
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.
Cell and Gene Therapies Push Payers to New Strategies to Assess Outcomes
Cell and gene therapies are offering patients potentially curative treatments for a growing scope of diseases. Insurance companies are trying to figure out how to pay for them. Industry consultants speaking at the HLTH conference offered some strategies they see payers taking to these new therapies.
How are employers and providers collaborating in the new surgery health and care experience?
Surgery management has emerged as a key area where employers are collaborating with providers through companies like Transcarent to provide more informed guidance on surgery care delivery options for the best patient outcomes and experience.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Cancer care poses challenges for employers; Transcarent shares vision for how it can help
As they seek to support their staff, self-insured employers are turning to innovative programs to balance evidence-based programs with the need to manage healthcare costs.
More large companies opening on-site clinics for employees
According to a 2017 employer survey, a third of companies with more than 5,000 employees now offer general medical clinics at their work sites.
Medica ad campaign shows attitude, other health insurers could follow
Medica, one of the largest healthcare insurers operating in Minnesota, is showing some attitude with a new marketing campaign in the Twin Cities. Billboards, bus stop and skyway signs show a lesbian couple holding hands, an ear with a huge stud earring, a baby holding a toy block, and a woman with a little girl lying on a blanket. The message is that Medica has "plans that fit your life."