The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing some uncomfortable truths about American society when we consider the devastating impact the virus is having on minority and poor communities. On May 13, 2020, PBS ...
With premiums climbing, benefit leaders rely on claims data and analytic tools to guide smarter plan design and purchasing.
According to HUB International’s 2026 Benefits Cost Trend report, updated Monday, researchers see the costs of benefits going up — with pharmacy being considered a driving factor. High-cost drugs, ...
Why is it impossible to get timely reports from the federal bureaucracy on the costs and benefits of federal regulation, even when required by law? Part of the swamp-driaing infrastructure. Photo by ...
Nearly 60% of Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are either children under 18 or adults who are 60 or older.
Employer health benefit plans are expected to soar in cost next year, with employees predicted to see a 6.5 percent increase in their total health benefit costs on average in 2026, a new report by the ...
The cost avoidance of heart failure–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits may outweigh the additional drug cost in Medicaid members adherent to sacubitril/valsartan. Objective: To ...
WASHINGTON — Vietnam War veteran Mike Archer of Arizona is about to sell his 2014 Mazda, end his apartment lease and buy a used RV for housing to keep within his budget on a fixed income amid higher ...
The reason Social Security benefits are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year is that without an inflation-based boost, seniors would be guaranteed to lose buying power ...
Drug pricing is typically the main factor brokers and employer groups consider when evaluating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). It makes sense. In a highly complex marketplace, their primary focus is ...
The Social Security Administration has announced the annual Cost of Living Adjustment affecting Social Security beneficiaries, military retirees and veterans. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The Cost of ...
World leaders are gathering in Dubai for another climate conference, which will no doubt yield heady promises along the lines of the 2015 Paris climate agreement to keep the global temperature’s rise ...