InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 15, 2024

As prescription drug costs continue growing and pricey new pharmaceuticals add to health plans’ cost burdens, some carriers are starting to reduce the number of medications they’ll cover and are imposing new barriers to accessing the most expensive ones. On top of it all, pharmaceuticals are getting more expensive.

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Ahmed's Universe

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Labor-market tensions are not going to improve with the greying workforce since more workers are retiring than are being replaced by young arrivals. This explains the high proportion of foreign workers in Swiss companies , and not only in border areas, but all over the country.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 21, 2023

These groundbreaking drugs — the most popular sold under the brand names Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy — are partly to blame for overall pharmaceutical benefit costs jumping 8.3% in 2023, compared to an increase of 6.4% in 2022, according to a report by Mercer. 7% said they cover the drug with no special requirements.

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Steering workers to certain providers One way to reduce spending is to contract with insurers that guide patients to facilities and providers that are more affordable and who have good patient outcomes. The goal for these employers is to reduce their and their employees’ costs and improve health outcomes.

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HR Digest

JUNE 21, 2024

Now it appears that workers are taking matters into their own hands and uniting to speak up for their rights and interests. Amazon Labor Union or ALU is the only homegrown union that represents warehouse workers at the e-commerce company and their decision to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a big win for both parties.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 29, 2023

As a result, pharmaceuticals like Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss-specific Wegovy and Saxenda, and Ozempic — a diabetes medication from the same company — are now in high demand. This class of pharmaceuticals, known as glucagon-like peptide agonists (GLP-1s), have shown to be highly effective in helping people lose excess weight.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Some of the nation’s largest employers, after months of skirting around the fraught issue, have in recent days been compelled to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for workers. Cardinal Health: The global pharmaceutical distributor and medical products supplier sent a memo to U.S. Chevron: The U.S.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The survey found that 44% of employers with 500 or more workers cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, as well as older medications in the same class like Saxenda (made by Novo Nordisk). These drugs, known as GLP-1s, are contributing to a significant spike in pharmaceutical costs and adding to overall health care outlays.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 7, 2021

Or if the number of employees plummets, but the employer had 50 or more workers the previous year. The FMLA doesn’t kick in unless an organization employed 50 or more workers in 20 or more workweeks. If the count is from the previous calendar year, eligible workers remain covered even if the count has fallen.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 7, 2024

Since funds workers contribute to their HSA are made before their salaries are taxed, they reduce their overall taxable income. Funds in HSAs can be used to pay for a myriad of out-of-pocket medical-related expenses, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. For 2024, the limits are $4,150 for single coverage and $8,300 for family coverage.)

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A recent report from insurance brokerage Gallagher shows businesses are balancing workers’ physical and emotional health against ever-rising costs. This may include: Step therapy, which entails trying other, less expensive yet proven pharmaceuticals and health and fitness regimens first. Eligibility requirements.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Boost Employee Productivity A study by Stanford University found that remote workers are 13% more productive than their in-office counterparts, making it a compelling reason to consider remote work. A survey by Buffer found that 99% of remote workers would like to continue working remotely at least part-time for the rest of their careers.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 22, 2023

The changes mean some or many of your employees will see significant reductions in their pharmaceutical outlays, particularly if they have high copays or deductibles. of the population — were living with diagnosed diabetes in 2022, and chances are high that most employers have workers with the condition. million people — or 28.5%

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 17, 2023

And, in the broad aspect of workers' compensation, we know that issues related to obesity are often seen as inhibition to care and treatment for various work injuries, a "comorbidity" issue. Despite our track record with pharmaceutical miracles, the Academy is advocating ("guiding") kids as young as 12 to weight loss drugs.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 3, 2023

In a recent article, the everyday world is introduced to this emerging threat, a "horse tranquilizer," that is impacting those who seek solace and comfort in the world of recreational pharmaceuticals. At the same time, there is the ongoing fentanyl infiltration and challenges with countering its impact and effects.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 22, 2022

They were able to choose from 48 different combinations of deductibles, pharmaceutical copayments, co-insurance and maximum out-of-pocket expenses. As a result, workers paid an extra $528 in premiums for the year to keep their deductible at $750 instead of $1,000. employer made.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Most companies offer free snacks and beverages during breaks, which helps keep workers happy and healthy. Other common employers include healthcare facilities, insurance providers, financial institutions, and pharmaceutical companies. Hourly workers typically pay between 15% and 20% of their wages toward payroll.

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The draft language would bar employers from requiring or encouraging employees to confront individuals suspected of theft or of engaging in violence in the workplace, except for dedicated security staff.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 25, 2024

In the UK, pharmaceutical firm ICI bought the dilapidated hall and 350 acres of surrounding parkland at Alderley Park in Cheshire in 1950 to create its own bucolic campus, which included farmland and ponds alongside the research buildings. Or maybe this is too cynical. Fallingwater. Public domain.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 11, 2024

The US Federal Trade Commission [FTC] report "Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies" examines the influence of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the pharmaceutical industry. PBMs act as middlemen managing prescription drug coverage for millions of Americans.

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The Workcomp Writer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In 2011, plaintiff was allegedly injured while working at a pharmaceutical plant owned and operated by defendants GlaxoSmithKline, LLC and Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Plaintiff filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, wherein he listed Manpower, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC , 2022 N.Y. LEXIS 489 (Jan. 27, 2022)]. Background.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2023

Employees of pharmaceutical business GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have commenced a series of walkouts across the UK from today (2 May) in an ongoing dispute over pay. Sharon Graham, general secretary at Unite, said:“This is a classic example of a corporation seeking to further boost its eye-watering profits at the expense of its workers.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 21, 2021

And, many workers' compensation patients received prescriptions for opioids. Notable among those is the divorce of the Sackler family from the company; they would "sell their pharmaceutical holdings and forfeit their equity in Purdue." One speaker related a family member receiving over 100 doses following wisdom tooth removal.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 5, 2022

Background The workers’ compensation system faces an enormous challenge in 2022 as the novel consequences of the most recent surge of SARS-CoV-2 infection engulf the nation. Occupational Exposure as a Claim Occupational exposure claims were not initially included in the model workers’ compensation of the early 1900s. 340, 191 A.3d

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Florida Workers' Comp

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Occupational disease is recognized as a foundation for entitlement to workers' compensation benefits, similarly to injury by accident. That has not always been the case in every jurisdiction, but as workers' compensation has evolved over the decades, the disease foundation has been established and refined. Or, perhaps not.

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It should be noted that the claimant, who appeared pro se, is himself a workers’ compensation attorney. Schmidt, Kirifides and Rassias, PC , 2023 Pa. LEXIS 192, No. 14, 2023)]. Parenthetically, in an early footnote, the Commonwealth Court noted that it had earlier recognized that CBD oil is not a controlled substance.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 22, 2019

[For the first part of this discussion, see “Workers’ Compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 1” at [link] or [link] ] In my previous post, I described the range of public policy insurance arrangements governments use in the workers’ compensation insurance market.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 29, 2022

The admissibility of scientific evidence has perennially been a controversial issue in workers’ compensation hearings. State Requirements New Jersey follows a guideline for the admission and reliance upon scientific evidence in occupational disease workers' compensation cases. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 579, 113 S.Ct.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 23, 2024

A total of 3,000 engineering construction workers who operate under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) have accepted a two-year pay increase worth a minimum of 17.4%. The workers will receive an 11.3% rise from this month and at least 5.5% from January 2025. respectively.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 4, 2024

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (Bureau) Fee Review Hearing Office had improperly adopted the use of the so-called “Red Book,” published by IBM Health Watson, as the average wholesale price (AWP) to be used in resolving payment disputes over phamaceuticals [*Federated Ins.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 21, 2019

AB-5 imposes a three-pronged test that identifies who is free to be an independent worker and who has to be a hired employee. A janitor could work under a contract with a cleaning company if the company were primarily in the business of selling pharmaceuticals. California's Assembly Bill No.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 24, 2020

Workers are gaining leverage. In the aftermath of the Black Death in the Middle Ages, workers who survived gained at least a temporary advantage in a labor market characterized by low supply and high demand. From the dark clouds of social distancing may emerge a silver lining: fewer face-to-face meetings.

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HR Digest

MARCH 8, 2020

It conducts clinical trials on behalf of its pharmaceutical clients and provides regulatory, consulting, and market access to expedite the drug approval process. The nature of its work allows it to hire part-time and freelancers and remote workers regularly. The organization has an in-house remote racker management training program.

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Qandle

JULY 14, 2022

However, due to the fact that many workers now like working remotely, the WFH system that has been in place for more than two years has presented its own unique set of issues. In a typical hybrid workplace, workers have the freedom to choose where and when they work, dividing their time between working from home and working in the office.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JULY 18, 2024

Time will tell if they can pharmaceutically stretch life. But, time and again, we have found that various miracle drugs often come with side effects, unexpected outcomes, and even dangers. Many have come and gone over the years, discarded on the trash heap of history after initial excitement or acclaim.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Having joined the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, she is now out to raise the bar for human resources leadership across the organization. Pfizer has also redirected its Summer Student Worker program so that there are opportunities for disadvantaged or underrepresented students.

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Griffin Benefits

MARCH 1, 2023

A growing number of employers are currently experiencing a rise in catastrophic health claims, largely due to medical and pharmaceutical advances (e.g., The right policy, or combination of policies, can lower employers’ insurance costs, reduce their risks and help keep their workers healthy.

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