Cost-Containment

Reference-based pricing (RBP) is a fast-growing alternative to the PPO systems self-funded employers have utilized for their group benefit plans over the past 30 years.

Digitalization is no longer an option, but rather a process of adaptation that all businesses must undergo if they want to survive.

If enacted, the Drug Price Relief Act would prohibit state programs, such as Medicaid and state employee health plans, from paying more for a medication than does the federal Veterans Health Administration.

Drugs, which are light and dont require in-person selection, are a perfect match for Amazon, said SSR Health analyst Richard Evans in a recent report.

While a direct cause and effect between a healthy workforce and superior share price returns is difficult to establish, there is growing evidence that the two are in some way correlated.

A newly introduced House bill would let employers opt out of complying with state and local leave laws if they offered a single paid leave benefit and a flexible work option to employees.