Cost-Containment

Year-over-year benefits rank among the top five factors for job seekers. Could providing benefits to part-time employees reduce the talent gap, and how can SMBs do that?

The comprehensive new bill, which advanced on Wednesday, would introduce more transparency, such as requiring pharmacies to report medication costs – and would be paired with another PBM bill that passed earlier this year.

The e-commerce giant is looking to its Prime members to bolster its newly-acquired, nationwide primary care service: For an additional $99 a year, members can have 24/7 access to health care services.

By aligning employers, providers and health plans around shared goals, benefits advisors can help reshape a spiraling system, incentivize quality and improve affordability.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized rules on Thursday with sweeping implications for providers, including Medicare reimbursement rates for hospital outpatient sites and doctor's offices.

Over half of Medicare enrollees are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage, however, the plans have become dubious payers for many large and small hospitals, which report the insurers are often slow to pay or don't pay.

According to a Scholaroo report, the southeastern part of the country has the lowest life insurance cost figures—minus South Carolina and Florida.

Evaluating and designing a benefits package that packs a punch is a big lift that requires the involvement of an organization's top decision makers, who may want to assess employees' needs, preferences and expectations. .