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More Employers Offer Preventive Drug Lists Over Time

By Anita K. Wagner, PharmD, DrPH, MPH
Stephanie Argetsinger, MS, MPH

August 18th 2025

More large employers with high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts offer preventive drug list benefits over time.

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Is the Employer Health Care Tax Exclusion Safe? Kerris Willis Shares Insight From American Benefits Council

By Giuliana Grossi

June 13th 2025

How Employers Can Fight the Price Crisis

By Torie Nugent-Peterson
Ryan Olmstead, MPH

May 5th 2025

Real-World Digitally Based Diabetes Management Program Implementation by a Large Employer

By Jean M. Abraham, PhD
Teresa Ambroz, MPH, RDN

March 4th 2025

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ERISA Industry Committee Sues Minnesota Over PBM Law

By Skylar Jeremias

January 3rd 2025

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November 21st 2018

Engaging Employees in Health Benefit Design Increases Satisfaction With Coverage Options

Jaime Rosenberg

During a case study, employees were more willing to have less robust coverage in areas like dental, vision, and diagnostic benefits so that the group could have access to more comprehensive mental health and maternity services.

October 19th 2018

Private Sector Innovation Driving Healthcare Transformations

Laura Joszt, MA

An event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute highlighted companies in the private sector that are working on novel ways to transform healthcare and bring better value to patients.

October 10th 2018

Premiums for Employer-Sponsored Family Insurance Increased 5% in 2018

Jaime Rosenberg

According to the 2018 benchmark Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey, annual premiums for family and single coverage have increased in 2018 and the burden of deductibles continues to grow on employees. However, as premiums rise, so does employer investment in health and wellness programs for their employees.

October 3rd 2018

Employers Take a Vested Interest in Healthcare

Employers may not look forward to purchasing healthcare, but they are in the position to transform the market. More employers are getting more involved in healthcare by championing alternative payment models and other services to their employees.

September 28th 2018

Welldoc Touts What Clinical Outcomes, Engagement Mean to Employers

Mary Caffrey

Employers who have been disappointed in the past with wellness programs want to see evidence of patient engagement and how this translates into savings.

September 26th 2018

The Risk of Creating Healthcare Monopolies

September 26th 2018

Burnout and Resilience Among Oncologists

September 26th 2018

Healthcare Payment Models

September 26th 2018

Oncology Care Within Integrated Delivery Networks

September 26th 2018

The Unique Case of the VA Model

September 26th 2018

Best-in-Class Healthcare Delivery Models

September 26th 2018

Integrated Delivery Networks

September 26th 2018

The Role of Medium-Sized Employers

September 26th 2018

Large Employers and Healthcare Consolidation

September 26th 2018

The Impact of Consolidation on Healthcare Stakeholders

September 26th 2018

Potential Benefits of Healthcare Consolidation

September 26th 2018

Factors Behind Healthcare Consolidation

September 26th 2018

The Advent of Managed Care

September 26th 2018

History of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Healthcare Industry

September 26th 2018

Dr Suzanne Delbanco: Employers Have a History of Pushing for Healthcare Transformation

Since they foot the bill for a lot of Americans’ healthcare costs, employers have a lot vested in the health of their populations and have been involved with pushing for healthcare transformation, said Suzanne Delbanco, PhD, MPH, executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform.

September 17th 2018

Survey: Women Lack Confidence in Insurers, Employers to Meet the Needs of People With Migraine

Jaime Rosenberg

The survey of more than 340 women revealed an overwhelming belief that people with migraine are dismissed as exaggerating their symptoms and that employers don't understand the burden of migraine on their employees.

August 31st 2018

Percent of Employers Offering Health Coverage Increases for First Time Since 2008

Laura Joszt, MA

New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute has found that although there was some erosion in health insurance offered by employers after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the percentage of private-sector employers offering health benefits increased in 2017 for the first time since 2008.

August 10th 2018

Employers Actively Exploring, Offering New Ways of Delivering Healthcare to Employees

Jaime Rosenberg

In a survey of 170 employers, employers indicated that they are taking a more activist role in delivering healthcare to their employees, expressed frustration with the pharmaceutical supply chain, and said they expect to see a large uptake of virtual healthcare in the coming years.

June 26th 2018

Value-Based Payment Models Not Yet Reaching Full Potential, Study Says

Allison Inserro

A new study from the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Leavitt Partners, and McManis Consulting found that the penetration of value-based payment (VBP) models is not yet enough to generate cost savings and is also not affecting clinical quality outcomes at the market level.

January 15th 2018

David Merrill and John Robinson Discuss Barriers to APMs, Factors of Interest

The ability to have a plan that’s going to work and be large enough that it makes sense for those involved is a barrier for employers who want to pursue alternative payment models, said David Merrill, HR benefits manager, Volusia County, Florida, and John Robinson, CEBS, REBC, RHU, president and CEO, RobinsonBush.

December 1st 2017

CMS Finalizes Changes to Joint Replacement Bundles; Verma Promises Shift to Voluntary Models

Mary Caffrey

Scaling back the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model and canceling an expansion proposed under the Obama administration represents a shift in philosophy from mandatory to voluntary bundled payment models. But some say that commercial payers and employers will demand change no matter what CMS does.

November 14th 2017

Healthcare, Absenteeism Costs of Diabetes Reach $266B in US

Mary Caffrey

The Gallup-Sharecare Wellbeing Index released its estimate of the cost of diabetes for employers on World Diabetes Day.

October 17th 2017

Brian Marcotte Gives Recommendations for Employers Considering ACOs

Brian Marcotte, president and CEO of the National Business Group on Health, offers recommendations for employers that are considering accountable care organizations (ACOs) and describes situations when an ACO is not a good fit.

September 29th 2017

How Employers Can Take Initiative to Reduce Costs, Improve Employee Care Experience

Employers have started to focus on fulfilling opportunities to control costs and supplying more services to help employees understand their treatment options and the healthcare system as a whole, explained Brian Marcotte, president and CEO of the National Business Group on Health.

September 12th 2017

Brian Marcotte: What Employers Are Looking for From an ACO

Having employers and accountable care organizations agree on expectations is necessary for better alignment of care offered, explained Brian Marcotte, president and CEO of the National Business Group on Health.

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