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InterWest Insurance Services
MARCH 16, 2023
Large employers are unwavering in their plans to continue offering group health plans to their workers instead of funding individual reimbursement accounts that would allow them to shop for plans on government-run exchanges, according to new research. “It would make workers feel like you were cutting and running.”
InterWest Insurance Services
MAY 26, 2023
While drugmakers have been assailed for years for increasing their prices and driving the cost of medications higher and higher, there is another player in the health care space that is receiving increased scrutiny: pharmacy benefit managers. PBMs typically contract with both insurers (or self-insured employers) and pharmacies.
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InterWest Insurance Services
AUGUST 10, 2023
While drugmakers have been assailed for years for increasing their prices and driving the cost of medications higher and higher, there is another player in the health care space that is receiving increased scrutiny: pharmacy benefit managers. PBMs typically contract with both insurers (or self-insured employers) and pharmacies.
Griffin Benefits
JULY 30, 2021
While these higher deductibles are offset by cheaper monthly medical premiums and often by employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA), HDHP plans are nevertheless structured in such a way as to promote heightened "healthcare consumerism.". Manufacturer coupons and rebates. Product substitutions. Bulk buying.
Griffin Benefits
MARCH 9, 2022
They need to find ways to control spending on these treatments, lest the cost of the drug benefit become prohibitive. Here are three ways to manage the cost of pharmaceutical benefits. Focus on fundamentals for Rx cost savings. However, patient eligibility for these programs are not a given.
The Workcomp Writer
MARCH 20, 2023
The Fegley Case In September 1977, Sheets sustained an injury during the course and scope of his employment with the employer [Sheets died after he had filed a petition for review with the Commonwealth Court. The employer noted that the WC Act defined a WC carrier as an insurer. Work.Comp.App.Bd. A19-0491 (filed Mar.
HR Professionals Magazine
JUNE 28, 2023
As the healthcare landscape has evolved to value-based care, employers, payers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have implemented new strategies to improve quality of care and affordability. Insulin prices have increased 600 percent over the last 20 years causing many consumers to be at risk of non-adherence due to cost.
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