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China Speeds Up Drug Price Talks as Commercial Insurance Fast-Track Loses Steam
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (176+ words) Caixin Global China Speeds Up Drug Price Talks as Commercial Insurance Fast-Track Loses Steam China concluded negotiations over drug prices for its 2026 national reimbursement lists on Wednesday, more than a month earlier than in prior years, as Beijing seeks to…...
Lake Township Chamber explores small-business health plans
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (959+ words) Get local news, sports and community events delivered free every Thursday. Select one or more newsletters, then complete your signup. The Lake Township Chamber of Commerce held its first September MorningCONNECTIONS meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2, with Rachel Prior, a benefits consultant…...
Employee benefits navigation gap is costing employers millions
1+ week, 5+ day ago (848+ words) US employers are spending up to $20,000 per employee each year on health plans but investing less than $10 per employee communicating those benefits. John Tournet, senior vice president of benefits consulting at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in Chicago, says that imbalance is…...
ACC's rehabilitation gains mask a growing levy risk
1+ week, 6+ day ago (843+ words) ACC's Turnaround Plan report for July looks, at first glance, like a set of good results. Acting chief executive Stewart McRobie says the results are among the best the corporation has produced in ten years of rehabilitation work. Every return-to-work…...
Responsible insurance use is key to protecting our shared healthcare benefits
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (563+ words) In many organisations, employees frequently assume that employer-sponsored insurance can support unlimited medical claims without consequence. This is a misguided misconception. The reality is that insurance is a shared ecosystem, and therefore misusing a policy does not just hurt the…...
Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1208+ words) ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act…...
Stocks To Buy: Kotak upgrades this healthcare stock with nearly 30% upside
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Disney will cut medical insurance for employees' spouses who can get coverage through their own jobs
3+ week, 2+ day ago (422+ words) Disney is joining other big-name companies in curbing employee benefits, a move that comes as healthcare costs rise. Starting next year, the entertainment giant will no longer offer medical insurance plans to US employees' spouses if their spouses have jobs…...
Medicare knowledge gaps are wider than beneficiaries believe, survey finds
3+ week, 3+ day ago (552+ words) The survey was conducted between July 15 and 25, and covered more than 1,000 Americans drawn from a census-balanced sample, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3%. Respondents included current beneficiaries and pre-Medicare adults ages 55 to 64, the cohort benefits brokers are…...
Firefighters' income cover shrinks after claims outpace premiums
3+ week, 3+ day ago (807+ words) New Zealand's firefighters have long pointed to their union-run income protection scheme as one of the more generous group covers in the country. That scheme is now being repriced after claims outpaced premiums, and the changes taking effect on September…...