Consumer Driven Health Care

Renewal of the state's contract to procure specialty pharmacy prescriptions, which was set to take effect May 1, was halted after the pharmacy chain announced its refusal to sell mifepristone in 20 states.

Employers can take action by developing workplace-supported prevention, treatment, and recovery programs – and addressing the biggest barrier to SUD care and treatment: stigma.

New transparency rules are generating vast amounts of pricing information; however, the health care industry is finding that while collecting data is one thing, making sense of it can be something else entirely

With health care costs expected to rise in 2023, HDHPs are likely to be the plans of choice for many Americans—and a new report shows just where those plans are currently the most popular among private-sector employees.

The health care provider negotiates lower rates with in-network providers to save members money, however, members allege that Cigna participated in a "fraudulent scheme" that overcharged its members, says the complaint.

We recently caught up with Nick Karls, director of compliance at Holmes Murphy and Associates, for a wide-ranging conversation on virtual care trends, compliance updates, and the key roles that benefits advisors will play in guiding employers in 2023 and beyond.