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The cost and accessibility of drugs have become unavoidable challenges for the healthcare industry – and anyone needing to fill their prescription. Plans, providers, and patients have been poorly served by the traditional Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) model that too often drives up cost, limits choice, and obscures information. Beyond drugs’ efficacy – which can […]

Harsh weather conditions like cold temperatures and wind, mixed with hot air blasting from your heater, can be a recipe for dry eyes in the winter months. Symptoms of dry eyes can include burning and itchy eyes, blurred vision, and as odd as it may sound, watery eyes.   I have been told I have dry eyes,

ERISA fiduciary compliance is not a new requirement for group health plans, but new fee disclosure and transparency requirements have turned the attention of the plaintiffs’ bar from retirement plan class actions—based on ERISA violations—to group health plans. If recent history is any indication, group health plan sponsors should take note. The number of class

The last few years have marked an increase in employers enhancing their benefits to include fertility and family building options. The momentum is great. With more than two decades of experience in fertility and family building care, I can tell you with certainty that having coverage can change lives. However, we’re seeing different fertility solutions

Genentech/Roche is one of the world’s leading-edge cancer care companies. Aligning with our purpose, we felt a responsibility to ensure our employees and their family members have access to advanced science and personalized care when receiving a cancer diagnosis.   As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in 2020, cancer screening rates decreased significantly. Compared to 2019,

Every year, we survey employers and employees around the world to measure their perspectives and understand changing trends across reward, benefits, wellbeing, and the employee experience.   Our 2023 Evolution research surveyed more than 2000 global employees and employers to explore their evolving relationship – and how reward and benefits are adapting to changing employee needs.

In an environment where nearly 1 in 4 Americans taking prescription drugs say it’s difficult to afford their medications[1] and 70% of workers access health care coverage through an employer-sponsored plan[2], plan sponsors and health plans must continuously seek solutions to lower drug cost. Moreover, new and novel therapies present both significant advancement in treatment

Pfizer Employer Respiratory Disease Playbook

“I think the benefits team just won the hackathon with their new website!” That was the Stripe benefit team’s favorite comment after launching a Global Total Rewards website. The employee feedback about the new website was overwhelmingly positive when it launched in the fall of 2022. A year later, Stripe measured meaningful increases in employees

The latest insights from MetLife’s Employee Benefit Trends Study find those who take advantage of open enrollment are happier on the job As the workforce enters open enrollment season and conversations around the employee experience continue to make headlines, new research finds employees who understand their benefits are happier and have a greater sense of overall stability

By United Healthcare When people think of women’s health, the first topics that often come to mind may be gynecological concerns such as infertility, menopause, pregnancy and childbirth. However, these issues only represent a piece of the full picture of women’s health.  Women and children in the U.S. face a variety of challenges and barriers to well-being.