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Many large U.S. employers intend to increase employees’ in-network deductibles and employees’ shares of the premiums in 2012, according to The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) wh...
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Cloud computing will be the status quo by 2015, according to a survey of IT executives, industry analysts, and members of the media attending the 2011 Cloud Leadership Forum. “Sixty-five perce...
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As part of National Employee Wellness Month, Virgin HealthMiles surveyed 145 large employers and nearly 1,400 employees to gauge the effectiveness of different healthcare strategies. The study found...
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Those who help foot the bills for prescription drugs — patients, taxpayers, employers and some labor unions — won’t be the only ones to benefit as dozens of popular brand name pill...
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Midsize employers have several advantages over their larger counterparts in implementing wellness programs and benefitting from their results, whether the employer is insured or self-insured, Busine...
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Healthcare providers are embracing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a key part of last year's healthcare law, as they try to control rising Medicare and healthcare costs. ACOs are ne...
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Prescription drug spending grew 3.5 percent in 2010, down from 5.3 percent in 2009, to $258.6 billion, with continued slow growth in the use of drugs and an increasing share of prescriptions being f...
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