More small employers will be looking for new ways to bend the cost curve in the new year, including adopting new funding strategies and innovative payment models. Here are three trends to watch in the small group space next year.
Analysts and experts point to higher-than-expected enrollment, among other factors, as drivers of what could turn out to be a decent year for insurance companies.
Workplace wellness is a $40 billion industry and growing, but businesses cant just launch a program and expect it to maintain itself. It takes continued work and a strong commitment.
The federal health laws efforts to get nonprofit hospitals to provide more community-wide benefits in exchange for their lucrative tax status has gotten off to a slow start.
President Donald Trumps pick to lead the U.S. Health and Human Services Department is likely to face questions on drug prices and Obamacare when he faces senators at his second hearing on Capitol Hill.
While 44 percent of employers plan to add full-time, permanent employees in the new year, they might face some challenges keeping jobs filled; 40 percent of workers also have a change in mind.