Vaccines are a big business. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to take a blowtorch to it. Next week’s meeting of an outside panel of vaccine experts could transform how major insurance carriers cover shots instrumental in containing the spread of deadly diseases like Covid-19, measles, mumps and rubella. Kennedy, as health secretary, has already stacked the influential panel with ...

A simple snack swap could deliver big health benefits, new research shows. A clinical trial led by Oregon State University found that eating about two ounces of almonds a day – roughly 45 nuts – was found to lower LDL cholesterol, the “bad” type that clogs arteries and also offer other surprising perks. The study, published in ...

With more than 1,700 employers polled, findings show that total health benefit costs per employee are expected to rise by an average of 6.5% in 2026, the highest rate since 2010.

Individuals with significant chronic and comorbid conditions drive a disproportionate percentage of the health care dollars spent by employers on workplace-based health care benefits. High-cost claimants account for about 20% of participants but about 80% of spending, according to an EBRI fact sheet. “This matters to employers, who have spent decades trying to control rising health ...

If Amy Friedrich is right, benefits advisors who see a way to help employers lock in reasonable dental insurance prices through 2028 should do that. Friedrich warned about the possibility of coming price hikes last week in New York, at a conference for insurance stock investors that was organized by KBW. Friedrich, the president of Principal ...

California is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections. Hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the past month, and wastewater data shows “very high” levels of the virus circulating across the state. The spike comes just as access to updated vaccines is becoming more complicated under the Trump administration, leaving many wondering how they’ll navigate the fall respiratory virus season. According ...