Michael Thompson

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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Health-Care Purchasers Take the Wheel
Human Capital & Careers

Health-Care Purchasers Take the Wheel

Managed care and health-care consumerism didn't deliver the promised value, so purchasers are banding together to create heightened value themselves.
By Michael Thompson | May 25, 2017
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Employees Seek Cost Savings from Private Health Insurance Exchanges
Human Capital & Careers

Employees Seek Cost Savings from Private Health Insurance Exchanges

Exchange participants can either 'buy up' or 'buy down' compared with their previous coverage, but most do the latter rather than opt for better insurance.
By David McCann | March 6, 2014
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Health Groups Join to Uncover Truth about Private Exchanges
Human Capital & Careers

Health Groups Join to Uncover Truth about Private Exchanges

Four health-care-focused employer groups, plus PwC, ask: Do private exchanges save companies money?
By David McCann | December 18, 2013
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