Commentary

For plan sponsors, the Healthcare Price Transparency Executive Order has far-reaching implications, offering opportunities to manage costs more effectively, enhance plan sustainability and deliver clearer value to employees.

Any business owner can say they love diversity, but they have to show it over time through their actions to avoid becoming performative.

Whether or not you choose to cover weight loss drugs, offering holistic support can make a meaningful difference in employee health and productivity.

Your team must discover your staff’s unique needs and address them in diveristy, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI&A) packages to foster their professional development and be an agent of change.

As alternative PBM models seek to up-end a payer’s longstanding relationship with a large PBM, they must be prepared to support clients with smart technology and innovative solutions that enable real-time data, increase transparency and ensure better pricing that impacts drug purchasing decisions.

Emphasizing and educating on the importance of seeking more immediate care does not solve the problem. The problem lies in cost.

By embracing evolving standards, businesses invest not just in their employees’ family-building journeys—but in their own long-term success.

Amid recent Social Security uncertainties, employers and plan sponsors might need to ramp up efforts to secure their employees’ financial futures.