Consumer Driven Health Care

The Choose Medicare Act, which has been introduced in Congress, would increase health coverage by 3.6 million people, according to the Urban Institute, which conducted a study on the new coverage and its cost effects.

This month, 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year, Nancy Giacolone, shares her thoughts on coping with loneliness during the holiday season and beyond.

As CEO of Cost Plus Drug Co., Mark Cuban is telling other CEOs: "If the big 3 PBMs, which also own the insurance companies, lose 5 of the top 15 non-PBM Fortune 50 companies, their business practices are going to change."

Obesity's complicated, as the disease is associated with multiple chronic conditions, but a new generation of weight loss drugs has shifted the treatment landscape, creating both a challenge and an opportunity for employers.

The hiring spree is in anticipation of more lawsuits, on the heels of one filed in Louisiana last month by six vaccine-injured plaintiffs against the federal government, which aims to overturn the legal immunity that Big Pharma now has.

A class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges UnitedHealthcare's algorithm overrode physician recommendations, wrongfully denying coverage under Medicare Advantage policies for stays in extended-care facilities.