InterWest Insurance Services
JULY 13, 2023
Employers who were surveyed for a new report expected that group health insurance premiums would increase 5.4% this year and at a faster clip in 2024 as inflation hits medical costs. 24% said they would up employee cost-sharing, but by less than the projected increase. copay plan). copay plan).
InterWest Insurance Services
APRIL 18, 2024
Consider adding a direct primary care benefit, which allows workers and covered family members unlimited appointments with their primary care physician with no out-of-pocket costs. Employers nationwide are responding to the employee mental health crisis by expanding their leave programs.
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InterWest Insurance Services
JANUARY 5, 2023
Despite group health insurance costs expected to rise 5.4% this year, the tight labor market is forcing employers to prioritize enhancing benefits over cost-cutting measures, according to a new report by Mercer. The expected health insurance cost growth of 5.4% What employers are doing. Cost-cutting.
Benefit Resource Inc.
JANUARY 4, 2023
This is excellent news for employers and HR professionals who want to provide employees with access to affordable healthcare services. But what does this extension mean, and how can employers take advantage of it? This legislation extends through plan years beginning in 2024. HOW WILL THIS LAW AFFECT EMPLOYERS?
InterWest Insurance Services
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ transparency rules were implemented to shine the light on what hospitals charge for their various medical services, the negotiated rates insurers have with health plans and the out-of-pocket costs enrollees can expect to pay for these services.
InterWest Insurance Services
JULY 6, 2023
The latest insurer to announce an expansion of its telemedicine offerings is UnitedHealthcare, which recently said it would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for its 24/7 Virtual Visits program for eligible members enrolled in fully insured employer-sponsored plans, starting July 1.
AssuredPartners
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
The rule requires group health plans and health insurance issuers in the individual and group markets to not only provide easy-to-understand personalized information on enrollee cost-sharing for healthcare services, but they must also publicly disclose the rates they actually pay healthcare providers for specific services.
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