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The impact of rising health care costs on public sector budgets

Higginbotham

The decisions can have a ripple effect into other areas, such as: Increased Health Insurance Costs: Premium increases directly impact the budget and total health spending that is dedicated to employee benefit programs and services. Evaluate pharmacy benefit management strategies for cost efficiency. Ready to learn more?

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New Insulin Price Cap Could End Up Saving Payers Money in the Long Run

HR Digest

Reducing out-of-pocket cost-sharing for insulin does mean payers and insurers may be covering a greater share of the costs. However, some of those costs may be offset by increased medication adherence and reduced hospitalization rates, which would end up saving payers money in the long run.