3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (157+ words) Judi Group brings together top benefits specialists, ERISA attorneys, actuarial analysts, and technologists to assess risk and protect fiduciary integrity across vendors and solutions. Judi Health, the company behind Capital Rx, has launched Judi Group, an advisory firm dedicated to…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (200+ words) The trade associations salvos came the day before the CEOs of five major insurers are expected to face tough questioning at two congressional hearings. In a pair of news releases today, the main trade association for the U.S health insurance…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (896+ words) Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has soared because of enhanced subsidies enacted during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Democrats (and perhaps some moderate Republicans) want them continued. Republicans say they have better ideas about how to keep Americans…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (315+ words) A new Tufts study found that Medicare price negotiations on biologics with imminent biosimilars could lead to near-term savings, but greater savings are likely from biosimilar competition. Selecting biologics facing biosimilar competition for Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (240+ words) Drug and hospital prices are top employer healthcare concerns as costs rise, but some employers are unable to access their data, finds a survey by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions. Employer healthcare costs continue to rise, with high-cost…...

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (680+ words) A pilot program limiting the patient co-pay to $50 could burden Part D plans, depending on whether manufacturers discount their prices " and by how much. A new Medicare Part D and Medicaid pilot program, expected to begin in April 2026, would provide…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (281+ words) This year marks the fifth consecutive year Independence Blue Shield has received high marks for their Medicare plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have rated Independence Blue Cross's Medicare Advantage plans high Star Ratings for 2026, specifically their Keystone…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (458+ words) Health benefit costs for employees are projected to rise 6.7% in 2026the largest increase in 15 yearsas employers grapple with escalating prescription drug prices, growing GLP-1 coverage and a broader push to offer diverse, cost-saving health plan options amid mounting affordability concerns. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (455+ words) The findings in a new study published in Health Affairs suggest that Semglee's interchangeability status may have partially increased adoption by supporting improved formulary coverage. Improved insurance coverage likely drove increased adoption of Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) rather than its status…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (344+ words) Milliman's Jennifer Cruz says plans are losing rebates because of steep price discounts negotiated under the Inflation Reduction Act. but that they need to be sure that renegotiation of rebate guarantees doesn't get too broad. Starting next year, 10 drugs selected…...