Analysis

Here are 2 benefits offerings that aren't tied to demographics but offer help with "life events that aren't defined by a generational tag."

Regulation of prices for payers (setting or capping prices) could reduce hospital spending by $61.9 billion to $236.6 billion per year.

Models suggest a single-payer system could bolster‌ ‌provider‌ ‌revenues‌ ‌for‌ ‌clinical‌ ‌services‌ ‌and‌ ‌eliminate‌ ‌almost‌ ‌all‌ ‌copayments‌ ‌and‌ ‌deductibles.

A review of Medicare data suggests that a relatively modest increase in drug costs ($10) can lead to a 33% increase in mortality.

Retirement experts David Blanchett and Michael Finke weigh in on the study comparing automatic 401(k) drawdowns to annuities.

According to the findings, ‌premiums‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌individual‌ ‌market‌ ‌dropped‌ ‌more‌ in‌ ‌states‌ ‌that‌ ‌fully‌ ‌expanded‌ ‌short-term‌ ‌insurance‌ than those that did not.