Health Benefits

Employers Project 5.6% Jump in Health Benefit Costs
Health Benefits

Employers Project 5.6% Jump in Health Benefit Costs

The increase for 2023 may rise even higher as insurance carriers price record inflation into employers' renewal rates, per a Mercer survey.
By Vincent Ryan | August 12, 2022
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Health Care Benefits: CFOs Have More Options Than They Think
Health Benefits

Health Care Benefits: CFOs Have More Options Than They Think

Self-insured organizations have greater customization options that could lower the amount a company and its employees spend on health care.
By Erik Wallace | June 23, 2022
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Opinion: Improve Employee Health Using Behavioral Economics
Health Benefits

Opinion: Improve Employee Health Using Behavioral Economics

Nudging workers to care more about their health boosts retention and helps contain benefit claims costs.
By Dr. Joseph Sanford and Dr. Kevin Sexton | February 3, 2022
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Evaluating Employer Health Plan Costs Post-Pandemic
Human Capital

Evaluating Employer Health Plan Costs Post-Pandemic

Employers should consider these four major coronavirus-related factors when calculating health plan costs over the next year.
By Lauren Muskett | July 7, 2021
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JPMorgan Unveils New Health Care Venture
Human Capital & Careers

JPMorgan Unveils New Health Care Venture

The banking giant's new Morgan Health business unit "aspires to be a model for other employers."
By Matthew Heller | May 20, 2021
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Evaluating New Health Plan Designs
Human Capital

Evaluating New Health Plan Designs

CFOs aware of the advantages and challenges of emerging health plans will be best positioned to meet company and employee needs.
By Jeff Levin-Scherz, Alan Silver, and Sheila Nordquist | March 24, 2021
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CFOs Can Control the Health Care Supply Chain
Human Capital

CFOs Can Control the Health Care Supply Chain

Savvy finance chiefs are taking control of their health care spend by using unbundled plans.
By Nick Hansen and Randy Hansen | March 15, 2021
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Amazon-Backed Health Venture to Shut Down
Human Capital & Careers

Amazon-Backed Health Venture to Shut Down

The Haven venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan apparently ran into logistical problems after promising to disrupt corporate health care.
By Matthew Heller | January 5, 2021
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Health Care Questions CFOs Should Ask and Expect An Answer To
Human Resources

Health Care Questions CFOs Should Ask and Expect An Answer To

Digging into the hidden mechanisms of your organization’s health care coverage can present opportunities for savings.
By Michael Waterbury | December 10, 2020
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7 Ways COVID-19 Will Transform Health Care
Regulation

7 Ways COVID-19 Will Transform Health Care

The pandemic could promote disruptive innovation to lower costs, but it will take pressure from the business community to make it happen.
By Vincent Ryan | October 14, 2020
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Health Benefit Costs Seen Rising 8.1% in 2021
Human Capital

Health Benefit Costs Seen Rising 8.1% in 2021

The coronavirus had "a major impact" on slowing medical cost growth this year but the trend "is expected to be short-lived," a survey finds.
By Matthew Heller | October 6, 2020
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Teladoc Buys Livongo in Telemedicine Mega-Deal
Technology

Teladoc Buys Livongo in Telemedicine Mega-Deal

The $18.5 billion merger underscores the growth potential of telemedicine as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates the use of virtual health platforms.
By Matthew Heller | August 5, 2020
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The Health Care Backlog Is a $52B Problem
Human Resources

The Health Care Backlog Is a $52B Problem

The backlog in unaddressed care will cause a surge in demand that will hit the health care system quickly and inefficiently.
By Vincent Ryan | May 29, 2020
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How CFOs Can Help Control Health Care Costs
Human Capital

How CFOs Can Help Control Health Care Costs

CFOs should challenge HR leaders on whether employees can afford costlier benefits, promote provider differentiation, and negotiate health care contracts.
By David McCann | December 18, 2019
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Threat of Health Care ‘Cadillac Tax’ Set to Vanish
Risk & Compliance

Threat of Health Care ‘Cadillac Tax’ Set to Vanish

Congress, White House include a repeal of the excise tax in 2020 funding legislation that's expected to be signed into law by Friday.
By David McCann | December 17, 2019
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