Employer-Paid

Incentives for alternative payment models, which Congress created in 2015 to help providers move into new payment models that encourage high quality, cost-effective care, will expire Dec. 31 unless lawmakers extend it.

ICHRA fosters a new era of flexibility and customization, gradually transmuting the narrower channels of employer-provided health coverages.

As the conversation around student debt continues, employers are an essential part of the response.

The survey found more than half of Americans could not pay off an unexpected $5,000 health care out-of-pocket expense.

The lawsuit, which alleges that the pharmacy benefit manager colluded with Prime Therapeutics to charge higher fees, comes weeks after an independent pharmacy association launched an investigation into PBM fees.

Lawmakers took the first step last week to address longstanding issues with how much Medicare should pay doctors, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 3.3% cut to Medicare payments for 2024.