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New Anti-Obesity Drugs Put Employers in a Quandary

InterWest Insurance Services

A surge in demand for pricey, new and highly effective anti-obesity medications could put a financial strain on employers who sponsor their employees’ health plans. Other medications that have been on the market for some time have limited effect, don’t work for everyone and can have serious complications.

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How Clinical Informatics Can Uncover Major Saving Opportunities in Healthcare Plans

Griffin Benefits

Data analytics is the first step in answering that question, directing employers toward what medical situations can sink a healthcare plan. But to fully understand any healthcare plan issue — and know how to fix it — requires clinical informatics, where experts examine data from a medical perspective. WANT TO LEARN MORE?

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Captive Health Insurance and Prescription Drug Costs

AssuredPartners

Captive insurance coverage that includes prescription drugs as part of the program is not new in the employee benefits marketplace. Many prescription drugs have been developed over the years and provide life-changing treatments for participating employees and their dependents.

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Stop-Loss Health Insurance

Griffin Benefits

Employers of every size continue to struggle with the rising costs of healthcare, which ultimately increases the cost of medical premiums for everyone. In fact, after raising the prices of more than 1,400 prescription drugs in 2022, pharmaceutical companies started 2023 off with a 5% increase for more than 450 medications.

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New Insulin Price Cap Could End Up Saving Payers Money in the Long Run

HR Digest

By Mark Campbell, Senior Vice President of Clinical Solutions at RxBenefits , the employee benefits industry’s first technology-enabled pharmacy benefits optimizer (PBO) Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Money Worries Mean Missed Medication and Lost Productivity The rise in insulin costs have led to nearly 16.5%

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VeracityRX – Making Pharmacy Benefits Affordable 

HR Professionals Magazine

On average, nearly 3% of a member population will require a specialty medication. Even this small number can increase total pharmacy costs by 50% and create challenges for employers who want to ensure employees have access to medications. Did you know? Why Employers Love Us. Substantial Savings. Retention Rate.

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Employers Continue to Look for Unique Solutions to Rising Rx Costs 

HR Professionals Magazine

High cost specialty medications are driving an average trend increase of 2.3% There continues to be a push to find ways to address the growing impact of specialty medications on employer healthcare costs. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals offers a copay card to assist commercially insured patients. 90% of the nation’s $3.5