July 26, 2022
(credit: Nikhil Krishnan @nikillinit) Amazon buys One Medical: This was the big healthcare news last week and people have a bunch of takes around “What this means for healthcare” etc. like ones from Nikhil (including the image above) and Lizzy Lawrence for Protocol. My friend Alyssa Alsheimer (@alyssaalsh) made the point that Amazon has owned …
July 12, 2022
I mean, who hasn’t done this? On the other hand, I’ve never seen my friendships melt away like when I have to explain to my friends how their deductible and coinsurance work. Majority of employers to enhance benefits to improve attraction and retention: Mercer released their 2023 Survey on Health and Benefits Strategies and it …
July 5, 2022
Employers today are purchasing digital health benefits for employees across a number of areas of health, and you may be looking to create or add to your digital health offering at your company. But it’s hard to narrow your focus today because there are so many choices across so many areas of health. Let’s look …
June 24, 2022
Smart spending can keep your health care from costing an arm and a leg. With costs rising on everything from gas to food, every penny counts. It pays to shop smart – that is why it helps to learn how to take steps to limit your out-of-pocket health care costs. Save Money on Prescriptions Go …
June 21, 2022
Please tell others that take these. We expect to add more than 1k more meds over the next 12 months, if not sooner. https://t.co/eP6JNL0QIt — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) June 18, 2022 If you’re taking prescription drugs, please check out MCCPDC Because “The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company” is way too long to say …
June 14, 2022
I didn’t know Drake has health insurance bars like this in him… “your EOB ain’t a bill like how I wasn’t the man you needed me to be” pic.twitter.com/nshpFAiguu — John Hansbrough (@john_hansbro) June 13, 2022 I want to start this week’s newsletter with some items of note on gender, specifically communication, the pay gap, …
June 6, 2022
What role do you play in bringing along others and helping them perform at a higher level? In particular, how are you overlooking who you could be impacting? We usually underestimate our reach. But small actions can have big results, and I think a lot of the news and findings below point to how much of …
May 31, 2022
According to research from RAND Corporation, employer-sponsored health plans paid over twice as much as Medicare to hospitals for the same services at the same sites. This is an annual study performed by RAND, in which the 2018 study found that employers paid 247 percent of Medicare. Don’t pop the champagne to celebrate that reduction …
May 24, 2022
PBMs, or Pharmacy Benefit Managers, get a lot of attention in employee benefits plans, and for good reason. Prescription drugs account for 30, 40, or even 50% or more of a group’s medical claims, and are a huge driver of rising healthcare costs for employers and employees. If you aren’t paying attention to your prescription drug …
May 16, 2022
A MERP or Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan is a type of HRA (Health Reimbursement Account) where employers can pay for a portion of employees’ healthcare costs on a tax-free basis. They’re most frequently utilized with high deductible health plans so that employers have the flexibility to tailor a plan to their needs and the needs of their employees. …
