Cost-Containment

The 7.5% increase since last year reflects rising prices for care, continued utilization growth and growing costs tied to chronic conditions, according to the latest Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate from Fidelity Investments.

Here are three questions to determine whether considering an unconventional design makes sense.

Budget analysts increased the federal group health tax subsidy value estimate 25% in just three years.

The company hopes early action will keep small employer claims from becoming stop-loss claims.

In a social media post, the president announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on generic drugs starting in August 2028.

Claim utilization is now the dominant driver of specialty drug trend as the percentage of members using specialty drugs rose to 5.5%.