Author: Scott Welch
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to disrupt the status quo in Washington. Adam Beck, a health benefits policy shaper, is hoping the new administration will make the current system more affordable without turning it upside down. Beck is senior vice president of commercial product and employer policy at America’s Health Insurance Plans, a health ...
The start of the new year brings renewed annual compliance responsibility for employers regarding their health plans, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and COBRA. Staying informed and proactive in these areas is critical to avoid penalties and ensure compliance. Benefits advisors and insurance brokers play a vital role in helping employers navigate these annual complexities. ...
When it comes to voluntary benefits, the question remains: Should the employer foot the bill?
The much-anticipated launch of Blue Shield of California’s drug benefit venture with Amazon Pharmacy and the pharmacy benefit manager Abarca will debut in January, executives involved say. When the venture was first announced in August of last year, it sent the stocks of the nation’s largest managers of pharmacy benefits plummeting when Blue Shield confirmed it ...
You’re attuned to the importance of hydration—go a few days without water, and you’ll perish. Up to 60% of you is water, a substance critical to countless bodily functions from oxygen delivery and cell reproduction, to joint lubrication and temperature regulation. But aside from merely keeping you alive, water can improve key aspects of your health, new ...
Medicare Advantage insurers thrived under the first Trump administration, and it’s expected to happen again now that Trump is returning to the White House and Republicans are taking control of Congress.
Prices for the first 10 drugs negotiated by Medicare fell from their initial net prices, but all drugs except one remained more expensive in the U.S. than in peer countries, researchers said.
Improving retirement security in America has been one of the things that has had wide bipartisan support recently, and now Republican control of the Presidency, House, and Senate could make passing retirement legislation easier, says retirement industry insider David Blanchett.
State lawmakers gaveled in a special session Monday focused on a proposed $25-million litigation fund to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated attacks on California policies on civil rights, climate change and abortion access.
A group of legislators is calling on the Department of Justice to dig into whether pharmacy benefit managers played a role in the opioid epidemic. The letter (PDF) was sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week and was signed by Reps. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia; Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois; Deborah K. Ross, D-North Carolina; and Cliff Benz, R-Oregon. ...