Employer-Paid

Ken Paxton's opinion puts Texas on a collision course with employer groups that say ERISA should shield the plans from the state rules.

Through a collaboration with TELUS Health, New Hampshire employees enrolled in an employer-sponsored plan now have access cognitive behavioral therapy services.

A shift away from the status quo can be scary, but with pharmacy costs and health care spending nearing unsustainable levels and all-time highs and great scrutiny of the fiduciary obligations of plan sponsors, the stakes are too high to hope for better communication, collaboration, and results from traditional PBMs.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is supposed to find $1 billion in spending cuts and revenue increases.

Employees are now largely left to their own devices to figure out the benefits enrollment process. This “passive enrollment” trend is mired in a mix of clunky technology, poor communication, less effective call center interactions, and, with on-cycle enrollments, lower visibility for voluntary benefits.

Women were less confident about their compensation, with only 49% saying they are fairly compensated.

Executives at Principal Financial see higher claims and tough price competition.

One in four respondents selected health care access as their highest priority for public health.