by US Rx Care | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the main recommendations for employees with 401(k) plans is that they should contribute at least enough to their plan every paycheck to ensure they receive the maximum they can in their employer’s matching contributions. But a new study by Willis Towers...
by US Rx Care | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
A new study has identified the top five health conditions that are driving the overall cost of group health plan outlays, and without which spending would actually be falling. The report is enlightening, and employers can use the findings to offer programs aimed at...
by US Rx Care | Mar 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has affirmed that employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees, subject to some limitations. The EEOC’s updated guidance offers direction regarding employer-mandated vaccinations, accommodations for employees...
by US Rx Care | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ever since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, critics of the law have said that employers would cut staff or reduce workers’ hours to avoid coming under the employer mandate requiring them to provide coverage for their staff. But employers that decided to go...
by US Rx Care | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The newly enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 contains a number of provisions that will affect group health plans, with most changes aimed at helping insured workers with flexible spending accounts (FSAs), cost transparency and surprise billing. Some of the...
by US Rx Care | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in late February that private group health plans cannot deny coverage or impose cost-sharing for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, regardless of whether or not the patient is experiencing symptoms or has been exposed...
by US Rx Care | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Thanks to stresses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, employee assistance programs have become more popular and crucial than ever before. EAP managers report a surge in call volume from workers that need mental health help as they face the stresses of potentially...
by US Rx Care | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and many Americans see unmet needs outside of their health insurance, more and more workers are increasingly signing up for the voluntary benefits their employers offer. While many workers in the past had skipped on voluntary...
by US Rx Care | Feb 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Drugmakers increased more brand-name list prices this January than in any other January in the past 10 years. The month is marked by drug price increases every year, but a review by the nonprofit 46brooklyin found that pharmaceutical companies had pushed through...
by Site Admin | Feb 9, 2021 | Event3, Uncategorized
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