by US Rx Care | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Legislation signed into law by President Trump will extend sick leave benefits for workers who are sickened by the coronavirus, as well as provide for additional weeks of time off under the Family Medical Leave Act so they can be guaranteed of being able to return to...
by US Rx Care | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
An ongoing tense relationship between insurers and drug companies is spilling over and hitting enrollees in group health plans, by saddling them with additional out-of-pocket expenses. Some insurers have started adopting copay accumulator programs — sometimes called...
by US Rx Care | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
One less-touted aspect of the Affordable Care Act is that it provides employers more tools for assisting employees with substance-abuse problems to seek help.According to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 10% of America’s...
by US Rx Care | Mar 10, 2020 | Health care costs
Employers, health insurers, regulators and hospitals are all raising concerns about the Trump administration’s rules issued last year that allow employers to fund health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) that their workers can use to purchase health plans on the open...
by US Rx Care | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
As the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus gains momentum and potentially begins to spread in North America, employers will have to start considering what steps they can take to protect their workers while fulfilling their legal obligations. Employers are in a...
by US Rx Care | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
American workers are more stressed than ever, and an increasing number of people are also struggling with mental health issues. Sadly, the number of people dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide hit record levels in 2019. When someone is battling addiction or...
by US Rx Care | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a new decade begins, the health insurance industry is on the cusp of making a leap towards improved, higher-tech management of health plan participants. A recent paper by Capgemini, an insurance technology and consulting firm, predicts the following trends that...
by US Rx Care | Feb 12, 2020 | Health care costs
Congress before the new year passed legislation repealing the so-called “Cadillac tax” on generous group health plans, as well as two other taxes, finally putting to bed an issue that has plagued the Affordable Care Act since its inception. Although it had not yet...
by US Rx Care | Feb 5, 2020 | Health care costs
A new study has found that high-deductible plans and increased use of coinsurance are exposing health plan enrollees to higher and higher pharmaceutical costs. One of the big problems for many enrollees in high-deductible plans is that their outlays for drugs may not...
by US Rx Care | Jan 28, 2020 | Health care costs
A new study has found that the average annual premium for a group family health plan has exceeded $20,000 for the first time in 2019, up 5% from 2018. The average premium for single coverage plans in 2019 is $7,188, up 4% from the year prior, according to the Kaiser...
