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News, insight, and analysis from industry experts to help benefits brokers, consultants and advisors make their way through the tumultuous reformed health care marketplace. The lastest on health insurance carriers, product trends, plan design and other content that will help consultants grow their practices and keep up to date on the latest trends in the employee benefits and health care space.

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Benefits Broker Stories

News

House committee votes 34-0 to back facility-fee code bill

By Allison Bell

News

Some House Democrats want PBM 'kickback' bill to include all plan service providers

News

Cisco, Standard Chartered latest to cite AI as explicit driver of layoffs

Trending Stories

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Cost-Containment

House committee votes 34-0 to back facility-fee code bill

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Health Care Reform

Some House Democrats want PBM 'kickback' bill to include all plan service providers

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Cisco, Standard Chartered latest to cite AI as explicit driver of layoffs

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Retirement Trends

Guaranteed income streams can help retirees preserve assets

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Health Care Reform

CVS sued by major hospital systems over 340B drug claims

Webcasts

The State of Global Lifestyle Spending Accounts

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Demystifying Reference-Based Pricing: Myths, Realities and Strategic Insights

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What's Shaping the Retirement Industry in 2026

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Podcasts

Everything is voluntary (even health insurance) — with Eric Silverman

Lily Peterson and Paul Wilson Listen Now

Fed up with health care — with Josh Butler

Paul Wilson and Lily Peterson Listen Now

Supplemental Benefits: Key to Controlling Health Care Costs

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Profiles

Matters of perspective: Generational viewpoints

Matters of perspective: Generational viewpoints

2024 BEN Talks: Leading by Example

2024 BEN Talks: Leading by Example

There's no one sure answer to reforming the American health care system

There's no one sure answer to reforming the American health care system

2024 Advisor of the Year: Chelsea Ryckis

2024 Advisor of the Year: Chelsea Ryckis

Voluntary Benefits

No Surprises Act dispute resolution services award $1K for $81 ER visits

No Surprises Act dispute resolution services award $1K for $81 ER visits

Employee health benefits must be built around a better consumer experience

Employee health benefits must be built around a better consumer experience

Can the new Trump fertility plans cover elective egg-freezing?

Can the new Trump fertility plans cover elective egg-freezing?

State ICHRA tax breaks could multiply

State ICHRA tax breaks could multiply

Voices

Open enrollment 101, Pt 1: Industry experts' best tips

Open enrollment 101, Pt 1: Industry experts' best tips

David Contorno: "I have been fighting for my life"

David Contorno: "I have been fighting for my life"

Matters of perspective: Generational viewpoints

Matters of perspective: Generational viewpoints

2024 BEN Talks: Leading by Example

2024 BEN Talks: Leading by Example

Consumer Driven Health Care

ICHRA adaption has gone mainstream as a benefits strategy

ICHRA adaption has gone mainstream as a benefits strategy

Digital health care now a way of life for American consumers

Digital health care now a way of life for American consumers

The $35 prescription cliff: Fill rates collapse as costs rise

The $35 prescription cliff: Fill rates collapse as costs rise

Maryland proposes price cap on Ozempic

Maryland proposes price cap on Ozempic

Enrollment

Private insurance hospital prices soar 30% to outpace Medicare growth

Private insurance hospital prices soar 30% to outpace Medicare growth

AI-driven recommendations are modernizing open enrollment

AI-driven recommendations are modernizing open enrollment

Let's make open enrollment more parent-friendly

Let's make open enrollment more parent-friendly

Even engaged employees struggle with today's benefits structure

Even engaged employees struggle with today's benefits structure

Benefits Sales Strategies

ICHRA adaption has gone mainstream as a benefits strategy

ICHRA adaption has gone mainstream as a benefits strategy

Employers urged to move past one-size-fits-all benefits to combat mental health stigma

Employers urged to move past one-size-fits-all benefits to combat mental health stigma

Skyrocketing GLP-1 demand creates major financial strain for employers

Skyrocketing GLP-1 demand creates major financial strain for employers

CVS Caremark expands biosimilar adoption through formulary updates

CVS Caremark expands biosimilar adoption through formulary updates

Practice Management

70% of SMBs stuck in 'experimental' phase of AI adoption

70% of SMBs stuck in 'experimental' phase of AI adoption

Majority of adults demand better workplace support for menopause symptoms

Majority of adults demand better workplace support for menopause symptoms

Antitrust suit alleges Monster, CareerBuilder, Resume Genius are all the same company

Antitrust suit alleges Monster, CareerBuilder, Resume Genius are all the same company

Walmart to layoff 1,000 employees as AI and tech teams consolidate

Walmart to layoff 1,000 employees as AI and tech teams consolidate

Core and Group Health

CVS sued by major hospital systems over 340B drug claims

CVS sued by major hospital systems over 340B drug claims

ICHRA adaption has gone mainstream as a benefits strategy

ICHRA adaption has gone mainstream as a benefits strategy

Some employers pay 3x more for the same health coverage

Some employers pay 3x more for the same health coverage

No Surprises Act dispute resolution services award $1K for $81 ER visits

No Surprises Act dispute resolution services award $1K for $81 ER visits

Broker Regulation

Employers, PBMs face heightened regulatory scrutiny under new federal laws

Employers, PBMs face heightened regulatory scrutiny under new federal laws

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary exits after tumultuous 13-month tenure

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary exits after tumultuous 13-month tenure

Anthem Blue Cross sued over out-of-network care policy

Anthem Blue Cross sued over out-of-network care policy

Hospitals, Eli Lilly clash Over 340B data demands

Hospitals, Eli Lilly clash Over 340B data demands

Health Care Reform

CVS sued by major hospital systems over 340B drug claims

CVS sued by major hospital systems over 340B drug claims

Some employers pay 3x more for the same health coverage

Some employers pay 3x more for the same health coverage

No Surprises Act dispute resolution services award $1K for $81 ER visits

No Surprises Act dispute resolution services award $1K for $81 ER visits

Employee health benefits must be built around a better consumer experience

Employee health benefits must be built around a better consumer experience

Broker Innovation Lab

Benefits tech redefines the advisor role from vendor to strategic advisor

Benefits tech redefines the advisor role from vendor to strategic advisor

Why smart benefits brokers are reframing PEO as a business strategy

Why smart benefits brokers are reframing PEO as a business strategy

Brokers must audit network reliability in a digital-first era

Brokers must audit network reliability in a digital-first era

Your client just added DPC. Did anyone ask about the workers who can't use it?

Your client just added DPC. Did anyone ask about the workers who can't use it?