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Insurance agency M&As saw 31 percent rise in 2017

Peter Westerman | January 19, 2018

Employee benefits brokers accounted for 174 transactions, 28.8 percent of the total, nearly a 90 percent increase from 2016.

10 FAQs about CEO-to-worker pay gap disclosures

Peter Westerman | January 19, 2018

The anticipated disclosures will provide a first-ever glimpse into how thousands of U.S. companies compensate their workers, plus a more accurate sense than ever before of the CEO-to-worker pay gap.

Is the Fed giving health care inflation too much attention?

Peter Westerman | January 19, 2018

The so-called core PCE, the central bank's go-to inflation metric, minimizes the weight of rent and over-emphasizes health care due to Medicaid and Medicares inputs.

Aetna to pay $17M to settle HIV privacy class-action suit

Peter Westerman | January 19, 2018

The settlement would resolve a nationwide class action lawsuit filed over, ironically, notices mailed as part of a settlement of a previous class action claiming the health insurers mail order requirement for medications violated HIV patients privacy.

Is Uber the next health-care disruptor?

Peter Westerman | January 19, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. has hired a veteran lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to pursue the ride-hailing companys agenda on policies related to health care and medical-records privacy.

4 new challenges for employers created by the tax act

Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 19, 2018

Employers have their hands full after the passage of tax reform, according to Wolters Kluwer white paper examining the pending challenges of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Insurer groups join effort to ease prior authorization nightmares

Peter Westerman | January 19, 2018

The six groups participating in the project say in a consensus statement that they want to reduce the number of health care professionals subject to prior authorization requirements and eliminate obsolete prior authorization requirements.

New tax law's consequences for sexual harassment victims

Peter Westerman | January 18, 2018

A lesser-known amendment related to tax deductions for businesses could very well have devastating, unintended consequences on victims of workplace sexual harassment and abuse.

Americans’ money worries before and in retirement are rising

Peter Westerman | January 18, 2018

Retirement is something to worry about for many Americans.

Hospitals challenge Big Pharma by forming their own drug companies

Jack Craver | January 18, 2018

Four hospital groups have joined together to form a new non-profit organization that will manufacture and distribute drugs to hospitals, ideally for much cheaper than for-profit pharmaceutical companies.

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Insurance agency M&As saw 31 percent rise in 2017

10 FAQs about CEO-to-worker pay gap disclosures

Is the Fed giving health care inflation too much attention?

Aetna to pay $17M to settle HIV privacy class-action suit

Is Uber the next health-care disruptor?

4 new challenges for employers created by the tax act

Insurer groups join effort to ease prior authorization nightmares

New tax law's consequences for sexual harassment victims

Americans&rsquo; money worries before and in retirement are rising

Hospitals challenge Big Pharma by forming their own drug companies

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Americans’ money worries before and in retirement are rising