Drugmakers said in prepared remarks that insurers, pharmacy-benefit managers and hospitals, among others, keep a large chunk of the money Americans spend on medicine and dont pass on savings to patients.
The American Benefits Council has asked the administration to think about the small employers when it takes steps, such as ending Affordable Care Act cost-sharing reduction subsidy payments in the middle of the year.
BenefitsPRO asked employers to share their insights on the most important issues they face. Their responses provide a valuable roadmap for brokers as they plan ahead for this fall's abbreviated open enrollment period.
Signs of trouble in consumer lending, renewed pressure to shrink staff and a slump in trading are rapidly becoming the big themes as U.S. banks post quarterly results.
While auto features in retirement plans have proved helpful in boosting both participation and savings rates, a new study indicates that they could be a lot more impactful if savings rates were set higher.
A NerdWallet analysis finds that the higher savings rate of millennial parents could allow them to retire with over $1 million more than boomer parents and over $400,000 more than GenX parents.
Health care experts warn that the provision allowing small businesses to join nationwide association health plans may be in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Here's a look at three things agents, brokers and other financial professionals need to know about the CSR program, and about the possible effects of a mid-year termination of CSR payments.