by US Rx Care | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Trump administration is moving ahead with new regulations that would make it easier for employers to enter into health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) with their employees, a practice that can be severely penalized under the Affordable Care Act. Under the...
by US Rx Care | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Three in five employers think their contracts with pharmacy benefit managers are overly complex and not transparent, according to a new study. The study, which found that employers would prefer that PBMs are more transparent with their pricing and would like them to...
by US Rx Care | Feb 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new study has found that many people in employer-sponsored health plans are enrolling in plans that are costing them more than they ought to be paying. Many employees choose pricey plans with low deductibles, which force them to spend more up front on premiums to...
by US Rx Care | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest challenges for employers who offer their workers health insurance benefits is that the majority of U.S. workers are really in the dark about how insurance works, according to a new survey. Despite employers’ best efforts to provide as much...
by US Rx Care | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The number of companies offering health insurance to their employees has risen for the first time in a decade, according to new research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. In 2017, almost 47% of private-sector employers offered health insurance, up from...
by US Rx Care | Feb 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
An audit carried out for Ohio Medicaid found that large pharmacy benefit managers that contract with the state’s Medicaid program have been pocketing a larger and larger share of drug pricing. In fact, PBMs charged Ohio Medicaid plans 31% more for generic...
by US Rx Care | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
A series of changes to Medicare programs may lead to lower drug prices for some Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage enrollees, expand services to include transportation and telemedicine, and bring hospice benefits to Medicare Advantage patients. Drug plan changes...
by US Rx Care | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
As group health insurance costs continue rising every year, more employers are embracing a new plan model that aims to both cut costs and improve outcomes for patients. This trend, known as value-based primary care, is a bit of an umbrella term for various models that...
by US Rx Care | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the final rules that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released for 2019, it also covered annual cost-sharing limits for group plans, rules on SHOP exchanges, and grandfathered plans, among other items we’ve covered earlier. Here we break down some of...
by US Rx Care | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
In recent years, many companies have been dealing with rising health care costs largely by transferring more of the expense and risk on to their employees. But some employers have found smarter, more creative ways to limit health costs without further burdening valued...
