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Using benefit accounts to support the work-life relationship

By Bo Armstrong

Considering the vital role of the work-life relationship in worker effectiveness, wellbeing, and long-term commitment, employers, brokers and TPAs should prioritize it across all facets of their operations, including their benefits programs.

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Ongoing declines in health care literacy fueled by several factors

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The FDA's accelerated approval for gene therapies: A Q&A with Josh McGee

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August 01, 2023

New 24/7 mental health support programs – however and whenever employees need it

In response to the country's workplace mental health crisis, new programs are looking to take support a step further providing employees with in person, virtual and self-directed formats along with care navigators to help them in their ever-evolving mental health journey.

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August 01, 2023

Are hospital consolidations driving up health care costs?

Hospital system pricing is closely related to mergers and acquisitions, as consolidations drive up already inordinate health care costs, according to the attorney general of North Carolina, where health care is a leading cause of personal debt.

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July 31, 2023

Overhauling health care: An overview of the latest round of policy proposals

While Biden's proposed regs on short-term plans are likely to go into effect this year or early next, the House-passed CHOICE Arrangement Act – a "cash for coverage" option — is unlikely to win favor in the Senate.

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July 31, 2023

California court resurrects Aetna retaliation lawsuit

The California Medical Association's lawsuit alleges Aetna had fired or threatened to fire doctors who referred patients to out-of-network physicians.

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July 28, 2023

Cracking down on health misinformation: The 'most common cause of death'

Since many people don't use statins, vaccines, or COVID-19 therapies, and many choose to smoke cigarettes and eat the wrong food, life expectancy has dropped in the U.S., says the FDA commissioner.

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July 28, 2023

Pharma firm Mallinckrodt looks to bankruptcy to avoid $1B in opioid payouts

After agreeing to pay $1.7 billion to resolve lawsuits with opioid victims last year, the drug maker and its creditors are working to avoid opioid-related payments, as part of a second bankruptcy.

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July 28, 2023

Key PBM reform bills advance in Senate, House committees

As Congress scrutinizes the pharmacy benefit manager industry, on Wednesday, the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees advanced legislation that would regulate PBM's control over drug prices.

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Using benefit accounts to support the work-life relationship

Ongoing declines in health care literacy fueled by several factors

The FDA's accelerated approval for gene therapies: A Q&A with Josh McGee

Recommended Just For You

Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

New 24/7 mental health support programs – however and whenever employees need it

Are hospital consolidations driving up health care costs?

Overhauling health care: An overview of the latest round of policy proposals

California court resurrects Aetna retaliation lawsuit

Cracking down on health misinformation: The 'most common cause of death'

Pharma firm Mallinckrodt looks to bankruptcy to avoid $1B in opioid payouts

Key PBM reform bills advance in Senate, House committees