Healthcare

Some say what many small employers are seeing in their renewal notices is scarier than the increases exchange plan shoppers are seeing.

Careful plan design, managing high-cost categories and leveraging alternative approaches can help employers contain costs while avoiding wholesale disruptions and maintaining overall employee engagement.

This open enrollment season, employers have a real opportunity to lead with new benefits that invest in employees and their families.

The author looks at why plan reimbursement rates for out-of-network medical claims are so low.

More than three-quarters of executives plan to expand their primary care footprint by adding more owned practices and employing more primary care providers over the next five to seven years.

The 2025 increase, which is similar to the 7% hikes in each of the two previous years, continues a steady trend of outpacing the inflation rate.