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Advanced primary care: Employees see doctors regularly, without driving up costs

By Kevin Wang, M.D.

With this new approach, employers pay a flat monthly rate per employee that is directly paid to a primary care provider who is part of a core team of doctors, advanced care practitioners, care advocates and wellness coaches.

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May 07, 2024

Mental health in the workplace: Shifting from stigma to solutions is key for employers

Employees are much more interested in discussing mental health and finding help with their issues, which is why the No. #1 mental health benefit strategy of employers is manager training, says the Midwest Business Group on Health.

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May 06, 2024

Sen. Sanders launches probe of 'outrageous' prices of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Ozempic

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has demanded to know why Americans pay "$1,349 a month for [weight loss] prescription drugs that cost less than $5 to manufacture."

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May 06, 2024

'Deny, deny, deny!' That's how a staff doctor at Cigna was told how to review claims

The insurer meticulously tracked the output of its medical directors – and sent a message loud and clear: Cigna valued speed, says a former medical director who reviewed cases nurses flagged for denial or were unsure about.

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May 03, 2024

Judge skeptical of government 'price setting' in PhRMA's Medicare drug negotiation lawsuit

Last year, the drug industry trade group sued the government, claiming the program violated the Constitution by giving too much power to federal regulators and imposing excessive fines on companies that refuse to negotiate.

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May 03, 2024

The federal government now offers its 2.1M employees generous fertility benefits

Starting this year, federal employees can choose plans that cover several fertility services, including up to $25,000 annually for in vitro fertilization procedures and up to three artificial insemination cycles each year.

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May 03, 2024

Health care costs: What most retired (and near-retirement) workers worry about

Informing workers about retirement savings options and encouraging the use of retirement advisors can go a long way toward helping employees be in a better financial position for retirement, according to a new survey.

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May 03, 2024

DOL reverses Trump-era 'multiple employer' Association Health Plan Rule

The 2018 rule sought to expand opportunities for smaller employers to join together to serve as the sponsor of a single, multiemployer health plan but was never implemented after a court ruling blocked it.

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Advanced primary care: Employees see doctors regularly, without driving up costs

How investing in Cancer research now will save money in the long term

Biden's record-high Obamacare sign-ups tainted by the ACA 'plan-switching' scheme

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Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

Mental health in the workplace: Shifting from stigma to solutions is key for employers

Sen. Sanders launches probe of 'outrageous' prices of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Ozempic

'Deny, deny, deny!' That's how a staff doctor at Cigna was told how to review claims

Judge skeptical of government 'price setting' in PhRMA's Medicare drug negotiation lawsuit

The federal government now offers its 2.1M employees generous fertility benefits

Health care costs: What most retired (and near-retirement) workers worry about

DOL reverses Trump-era 'multiple employer' Association Health Plan Rule