Tag: employer health benefit costs

Employers can lower their health benefits spend, as well as costs for employees, by moving away from preferred provider organizations...

An analysis from Gallagher identifies ways “best-in-class” employers are controlling health care costs.

In a ruling in favor of a health benefit plan sponsor, a federal court judge lays out prudent processes the...

Willis Towers Watson identifies lessons employers can learn from what it deems “best-performing” companies in its annual Best Practices in...

“Telemedicine stands out as the fastest-growing health care cost-management technique among employers,” says Julie Stich, associate vice president of content...

Only 33% of employees surveyed by Maestro Health say they completely understand the health coverage offered through their employers, and...

"Our services have always met a fiduciary standard in principle and have enabled us to drive significant year-over-year savings for...

The 2018 Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Scorecard Progress Report also found offering targeted lifestyle management services and having a...

Transformation in health care delivery, focus on high-dollar claims and drug costs, and continued movement to account-based plans are among...

The first component of the initiative is a portal that will help employers focus on the metrics that are most...

Less-healthy enrollees are more likely to disenroll from the HSA-eligible health plans than healthier enrollees, according to an EBRI study.

More favorable claim experience and a reduction in provider reimbursement rates were cited by respondents to Buck's 37th National Health...

However, while 71% of employers see a positive impact on company health benefit costs from wellness programs, more than one-third...

More midsize and large employers are foregoing the short-term savings offered by cost-shifting and turning to strategies addressing care delivery...

“Employers can now identify opportunities to develop local provider strategies that improve quality and lower costs,” says Todor Penev, with...

Employers also plan to enhance their wellbeing programs and include initiatives that reduce the impact of chronic diseases on employees,...

Mercer projects that health benefit cost per employee will rise by 4.1% on average in 2019, down from 6.5% and...

More than half of employers (52%) believe virtual care will play a significant role in how health care is delivered...

Selecting the "wrong plan" may cause employees to pay more without getting more coverage or benefits in return,” HSA Bank...

“Employers can help workers most at risk better manage their care—and save an average $430 annually per employee,” Mercer says.