With the strain brought on by the pandemic, employers are in dire need of innovative, cost-savings solutions. Benefits brokers should consider reference-based pricing (RBP) plans as a way to cope with the challenges ahead.

The health care giant has asked for an additional 90 days, due to "catastrophic" losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Balance billing of medical air transport has become the poster child for "surprise billing, something that Congress wants to eliminate. Given the climate on Capitol Hill, now is the ideal time for private insurers and air ambulance providers to begin negotiating in-network agreements