Industry Updates
This broad category includes articles concerning health insurance costs, carrier and health plan news, changing benefits technology, and surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and others on employee benefits.
The survey results suggest that employers should provide comprehensive offerings for increasingly diverse workforce health needs.
Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third drop in casework associated with consumer complaints, say federal regulators. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees the ACA, credits steps taken to thwart enrollment and switching problems that triggered more than 274,000 complaints ...
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slated to take the top spot at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President-elect Donald Trump, some in the biopharma industry are concerned about his tenure’s possible impacts on companies’ direct-to-consumer outreach. RFK Jr. has previously expressed a desire to put a stop to DTC pharma ads in ...
The Chicago law firm Loftus & Eisenberg filed a class action suit in Houston federal court alleging a health services account company has been stealing funds from HSA participants. The lawsuit, Woodbright v. Health Matching Account Services Inc., alleges the company took tens of millions of dollars from consumers nationwide. The 71-page complaint, comparing the terms of ...
The coalition is trying to ward off any efforts to weaken the current federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health benefits. They oppose moves to cap the exclusion to increase federal tax revenue and help narrow the federal budget deficit or offset the cost of other federal tax cuts or federal program funding increases.
President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The position requires confirmation by the Senate. He touted the appointment as one of the most important in his Cabinet.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has introduced two new TV ads attacking pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers. Both ads feature a smarmy PhRMA spokes villain, Middleman, snatching a prescription drug rebate card away from a woman who needs to help pay for her medications. In a longer version, Middleman hands the rebate card ...
On average across states, 9.6 insurers are participating on the ACA Marketplaces, which is higher than in any previous year.
This is according to a Gallup survey of 151 CHROs at large companies earlier this year that revealed wellbeing ranks among top organizational priorities for 23% of CHROs. Many companies have implemented wellbeing initiatives or offered resources to address employee mental health. However, only 21% of employees strongly agree that their organization cares about their ...
Congress’ most influential health panels will see dramatic changes next year, with several advocates on specific issues like mental health, Medicare and drug pricing retiring or losing their reelection bids.