Cost-Containment

Congress is trying to ram through a bill that would reshape the U.S. economy in just a few short weeks, but its leaders have kept the plan shrouded in secrecy and released not a word of legislative text. Sound familiar?

A majority of employers wish that their pharmacy benefit managers would focus less on rebates and more on discounts and value-based insurance design, according to a recent survey.

To address the growing prevalence of caregivers in the nation and the workplace, Northeast Business Group on Health and AARP have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind instructional resource on caregivers for HR departments.

Is a PBM a gatekeeper and if so, whose interests are they serving?

In keeping up with the "on-demand" lifestyle of today's younger generations, a growing number franchisees for hotels and restaurants, including McDonalds, are now giving their workers the option of being paid on a daily basis.

An exclusive analysis for Kaiser Health News found that only 48 percent of eligible breast cancer patients today get a recommended shorter radiation regimen, in spite of the additional costs and inconvenience of the longer type.