Cost-Containment

National Health Expenditure forecasters see increases in cost per participant slowing somehwat, while employer spending will rise.

The Senate committee chair wants to know why the drugs cost up to 15 times more in the United States than elsewhere.

The physician group approved a resolution to advocate for detailed explanations for coverage denials, which leads to "patient harm."

Hospitals overcharge employer-sponsored plans via their health insurance carriers to "cross-subsidize" the Medicare underpayments, and employer-sponsored health plans are stuck in the middle of this back-and-forth .

An NYU professor complained at a hearing last year that from small deals big antitrust problems grow.

The state attorney general may get the authority to reject some of them. Two employer groups like that.

Many firms have some misconceptions about the costs of offering and administering a retirement plan and were not aware that they can claim a tax credit of up to $5,000 for 3 years to help offset the start-up costs, says a new study.

Although employees weigh a number of factors when making health plan decisions, cost remains the overriding factor, and employer contributions are the main reason why employees choose an HSA, says a new survey.