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Congress could take $1. 9 B away from ACA public exchange system
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (81+ words) Benefits PRO Congress could take $1. 9 B away from ACA public exchange system What You Need To Know - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cutting user fees for insurers that sell coverage through Health Care. gov. - The House Appropriations Committees…...
Small businesses face uphill battle with health care benefits
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (23+ words) Benefits PRO Small businesses face uphill battle with health care benefits More From HR Executive...
Is health care ignoring its own 'Big Short' moment?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (674+ words) This story was famously depicted in Michael Lewis' book and corresponding movie, The Big Short, which tracked Burry and others who identified the inevitable market demise. As depicted in the movie, while the vast majority of Americans believed that the…...
AHA issues 'blueprint' for more affordable, accessible, and enhanced health care
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (109+ words) "As the backbone of our health care system, hospitals and health systems are committed to delivering high-quality, accessible, and affordable care in every community," AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said. Here are those five strategies: "We call on purchasers,…...
Labor-HHS funding draft sets up clash over health coverage
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (25+ words) Benefits PRO Labor-HHS funding draft sets up clash over health coverage More From HR Executive...
GLP-1s drive 20% of prescription spending at large self-funded plans
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (510+ words) Stay up to date on the latest in voluntary benefits, group health care solutions, business best practices and more. Use of GLP-1 agonists and similar weight-loss drugs continued to grow at the employer-sponsored plans that Benefitfocus served in 2025. About 6% of…...
FTC clears $3. 9 B Ascension, Am Surg deal
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (346+ words) Ascension Health Alliance's $3. 9 billion acquisition of ambulatory surgery management company Am Surg has received Federal Trade Commission approval, contingent on the divestiture of seven outpatient surgery centers in markets the agency said would otherwise face reduced competition. The proposed consent…...
More self-insured employers want to hit health care costs in the gut
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (66+ words) Benefits PRO More self-insured employers want to hit health care costs in the gut What You Need To Know - Lockton based the data on survey responses from 1, 031 self-insured employers. - Musculoskeletal programs are the most common condition management options now. - Many…...
Health Care. gov's 'name your own price' plans start to take shape
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (953+ words) A reference-based-price plan will have to post its prices on an easy-to-find and easy-to-understand website. Health Care. gov managers are trying something new " and that could give employers and benefits advisors a new way to find out what at least…...
Multiplan sued by Arizona for allegedly sharing algorithms to drive up costs
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (107+ words) Benefits PRO Multi Plan and eight large insurers shared an algorithm designed to drive up out-of-network costs and reduce payments to doctors and hospitals, the state of Arizona alleged in a lawsuit filed on Monday. Lifetime prices for the same…...