Employer-Paid

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

A former employee, on behalf of 28,000 participants, has sued the retirement services provider over mismanagement of its Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association plan, notably retaining an underperforming fund for 16 years.

UnitedHealth Group allegedly made secret bonus payments to nursing homes to cut costs by reducing hospital transfers, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

Employers have the opportunity to lead by example: to stop treating obesity as invisible and start addressing it as the manageable, treatable disease it is.

Although employee assistance programs are the most commonly offered initiative worldwide, employers also promote stress management, mindfulness and resiliency. Globally, 95% of multinational employers provide teletherapy. 

Tune in for a deep dive into the chaotic world of prescription drugs (are PBMs really the bad guys?), including the current state of international drugs, the impacts of the tariffs, and his predictions on what’s next in the benefits world.

A boat maker objected to how its administrator paid out-of-state medical providers.

Sticking with outdated benefits technology may feel easier in the short term, but over time, it creates more work and fewer results.