Benefits Manager

Instead of conducting an investigation into each bill for medical expenses submitted by insureds, the insurer employs a Medical Bill Audit system designed to reduce the amount USAA pays for health care claims.

The American Medical Association passed a resolution supporting coverage for "evidence-based treatment of obesity, including FDA-approved medications without exclusions," which puts pressure on insurers and employers.

Congress is considering legislation that would equalize payments for certain services regardless of where they are provided, but for now, patients need to have doctors send the order to a commercial lab like Labcorp or Quest.

Health savings accounts hold an important spot as a benefits program to help employees prepare for health care needs in retirement but women's investment balance lags behind men's by 15%, says a new BofA report.

One in five said they already have gotten the new vaccine that became available in September, with an additional 28% saying they definitely or probably will do so.

In the new report released last week, the agency reveals it recovered $4.9 billion in overpayments but still has a $23 billion uncollected overpayment balance, despite repeated attempts to contact beneficiaries.

New report cites the need for employers to embrace change to help workers stay healthier and live longer.

Since the FDA greenlighted Novavax last month, clinical studies claiming less fevers and fatigue have driven people with long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome to seek out the protein-based vaccine.