Cost-Containment

Here's a collection of forecasts about what the future might hold for the plan sponsors and participants.

In the competition for talent, employers look to provide benefits that are most valuable to today's workforce in a cost-effective way. As such, the economic value of benefits programs are front and center for employers.

Judges have been wrestling with state efforts to regulate PBMs, what health plans have to cover, and disputes over medical bills.

One will make it easier for administrators to use birthdates on forms when Social Security numbers are missing.

The secret: Use technology to take a hard look at all of the claims.

Officials say they need more time to consider the 44,825 comments on the proposed regulations.