Healthcare Pricing Protected So Far From Inflation, BLS Data Shows
August 30, 2022
Healthcare prices have increased over the past year, and typically care prices and overall health spending outpace growth in the rest of the economy. Read More
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California Passes Legislation to Expand Mandated Retirement Plans
August 30, 2022
In 2016 California passed legislation that employers who do not sponsor an employee-retirement plan must participate in a state-run retirement program. This program became known as CalSavers. Read More
Cancer Top Driver Of Employer Health Costs
August 30, 2022
Cancer care has become the top driver of large employers' health care costs due to an increase in late-stage diagnoses, according to a new survey from the Business Group on Health. Read More
Amazon Care Shutdown Is A Strategic Play, Not A Failure, Some Healthcare Experts Say
August 30, 2022
The online retail giant revealed plans last week to shutter Amazon Care, its in-house business providing virtual and in-person medical services. The business launched in 2019 as a pilot project and then quickly expanded its telehealth services to all 50 states Read More
Insurance Remains The Industry With The Most Global Digital Fraud Growth
August 30, 2022
For the second quarter in a row, the insurance industry saw the largest year-over-year growth in digital fraud attempts with an increase of 159% from Q2 2021 to Q2 2022, according to TransUnion’s latest quarterly fraud analysis report. Read More
Health Plans Offering Virtual Care On The Rise
August 30, 2022
Telehealth, also known as virtual health care, offers patients the opportunity to see a doctor from almost anywhere if the […] Read More
Virtual Care Is Here To Stay, But Employers Think It Needs To Evolve To Reach Its Full Potential, Survey Finds
August 30, 2022
Virtual health is here to stay following a massive increase in use during the pandemic, but employers believe that it […] Read More
HDHPs Driving Higher Employee Medical Costs
August 30, 2022
A new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that workers with employer-sponsored health insurance are paying an increasing share of their health care costs. This is driven, primarily, by the growth of the High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs). Read More
Drug Makers Launching New Medicine At Record-High Prices In 2022
August 30, 2022
The median annual price of 13 new drugs approved this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for chronic conditions is $257,000, according to a new analysis from Reuters. Additionally, seven other recently launched drugs are priced at more than $200,000 per year. Read More
Hospitals Rebounding From Pandemic Press For More Federal Help
August 30, 2022
Some of the biggest hospital chains are seeing business rebound to pre-pandemic levels, but the industry as a whole is […] Read More