Employee-Paid

Will issuers improve quality enough to meet employer plan standards? Maybe so.

The health account administration also has high hopes for its new medical finance arrangement.

The Heartland Institute also wants state policymakers to support telemedicine and reference-based pricing.

Health care deals are especially likely to increase use of specialty care, actuaries told state insurance regulators.

In a state that used that option, some dental health services might be available without annual spending maximums.

But they were no more likely than lower-income workers to report seeking necessary medical attention.