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Captive Health Insurance and Prescription Drug Costs

AssuredPartners

Organizations invest an enormous amount of financial capital into their health insurance plans, and pharmacy costs continue to increase every year," states Kathryn Simmons, CWCP, CWCC, Vice President Operations, AssuredPartners West Virginia. And in some instances, it may even save money on a company's medical spend.

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Best Employee Benefits in Light Manufacturing

Winston Benefits

If your company is involved in manufacturing, you know that offering strong benefits is a must. Manufacturing jobs tend to have better benefits than many other industries, so staying competitive can be difficult. If you’re involved in light manufacturing, these top benefits can help you stand out. Strong Health Benefits.

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Employers ‘Unwavering’ in Providing Group Health Benefits: Research

InterWest Insurance Services

The poll of 26 health benefits decision-makers at large firms, carried out by The Commonwealth Fund and the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), found that despite rising premium and health care costs, they felt obligated to offer health insurance instead of shunting employees to exchanges.

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New Approaches to Managing Health Care Costs, Improving Outcomes

InterWest Insurance Services

As health insurance and health care costs continue climbing, some employers are taking new and innovative steps to tamp down costs for themselves and their covered employees while not sacrificing the quality of care they receive. Depending on the PBM, this may or may not work.

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Stressed, Burned Out Workers May Compromise Safety

InterWest Insurance Services

This includes construction, manufacturing, warehousing, health care and transportation. Offer health insurance with coverage for mental health and substance use disorders. Stress is especially prevalent in production environments, where the safety stakes are the highest. Show empathy.

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Specialty Drug Spend: Cost Savings for Self-Funded Portfolio Companies

AssuredPartners

Employer-sponsored health plans continue to face increasing costs due to the rising price of medical procedures, prescription drugs, and administrative services in the broader health insurance industry. A growing cost burden for employer-sponsored health plans is specialty medications.

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Employers Wrestling with Covering Weight-Loss Drugs

InterWest Insurance Services

The explosion in demand for new, costly and highly effective weight-loss and diabetes drugs is poised to play an outsized role in increasing the cost of health care, and in turn, health insurance in America. in 2023, compared to an increase of 6.4% in 2022, according to a report by Mercer.