Employee-Paid

Any group that was at least two years old and had a purpose other than providing health benefits could offer an AHP.

The law forbids a plan from telling participants which providers offer discounts and which providers offer what products.

Insurance examiners found late reimbursement and cost-sharing problems in 2,240 of the 4,580 behavioral care claim files reviewed in the company’s Anthem unit.

Regulators hope improved machine-readable files will help patients do a better job of shopping for care.

Some parts of the giant package have been controversial, but not these.

The new weight-loss option will cut what the plan sponsors pay as well as what the patients pay, Cigna’s PBM Evernorth says.