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Does your health plan’s coverage align with your digital medicine philosophy?

A recent brief on the future of health published by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2023 found a large discrepancy in the coverages of digital medicine services across the commercial health plan marketplace..

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Retirement Plan Lawsuits Dominate The Headlines

The hottest trend in the 401(K) arena is not an exciting new product, but rather, a worrisome spike 401(K) lawsuits against plan fiduciaries.

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Everybody is Talking About Weight-loss Drugs

When it comes to anti-obesity drugs, employers are facing what feels like an insurmountable challenge.

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency To End on May 11, 2023

Employer Sponsored Health Plan Planning for the end of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023

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CAA H&W Service Provider Fees

408(b)(2)(B) Disclosure Rules Take Effect for Contracts Signed in 2022.

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Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) Reporting

CAA is a new federal reporting regulation that requires health insurers offering group or individual health coverage and self-funded group health plans.

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401(k) Plan Lawsuits Continue to Make Headlines

Since 2015, when employees accused Boeing of mismanagement, there’s been an alarming rise in complaints against 401k plan management.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Brings New Opportunities

Employers can now mandate that employees receive the COVID-19 vaccination and can provide incentives to their employees.

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COVID-19 And Behavioral Health Indicators

As we enter the tenth month of the pandemic, the socio-emotional impact of COVID-19 on businesses continues to take its toll.

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Enumerating the Issues with Company Wellness Programs

In today’s business environment, offering a wellness program is becoming more standardized. Here’s what you need to know about offering one.

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Employer-Sponsored Drug Abuse Revisited​​

In this overview of the danger of prescription drug abuse, we highlighted the potential concerns to employers and what they need to do about it.

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A Reminder to Review Your Vendor Agreement

We discuss how clients need to be diligent in monitoring their vendor relationships to ensure greater transparency across the marketplace.

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Cigna and Catamaran Enter Strategic Partnership

Once fully integrated, Catamaran will provide services to all of Cigna’s commercial pharmacy business–approximately 8 million members.

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CVS Caremark and Walgreens Announce Agreement

The two have reached an agreement on terms under which Walgreens will continue to participate in the CVS Caremark PBM network.

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Instance of Employer-Sponsored Drug Abuse

The number of people filling prescriptions for powerful, addictive pain killers is increasing at an explosive pace.

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Retirement Plan Fraud Becoming More Prevalent

The last quarter of 2010 witnessed likely the first ever significant jail sentence related to a false statement on a Form 5500.

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How Companies Can Get More from Their Insurer

We discuss how companies can save on healthcare costs in ways that don’t involve shifting those costs onto employees.