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Midterm Implications for Healthcare
Healthcare | Nov. 8, 2018

November 8, 2018 Healthcare proved significant to voters on Tuesday, but it was not quite pivotal. Democrats scored a majority in the House, while Republicans expanded their majority in the

The HRA Rule
Healthcare | Nov. 8, 2018

November 8, 2018 The Trump administration proposed a rule to allow employers to offer Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) integrated with individual insurance coverage – an option previously only allowed for

Medicare Part B Drug Pricing to Mirror Foreign Prices?
Healthcare | Nov. 8, 2018

November 8, 2018 CMS released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking—with the spring of 2019 targeted for a proposed rule—describing changes to the way Medicare pays for some drugs administered

Tackling Price Transparency (Leader’s Edge)
Healthcare | Oct. 19, 2018

 October 19, 2018 According to Mark Galvin, CEO of MyMedicalShopper, if patients shop ahead for a service or treatment, they usually lower their costs by 50 to 90 percent. Healthcare

Kaiser Employer Health Benefits Survey Highlights
Healthcare | Oct. 19, 2018

October 19, 2018 The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2018 Employer Health Benefits Survey provides an annual update of the employer-sponsored benefits industry by interviewing HR and benefits managers at over 2,000

The Struggle over Short-Term Health Plans
Healthcare | Oct. 19, 2018

 October 19, 2018 Earlier in October, Senate Democrats failed to garner enough support for a resolution to overturn the expansion of short-term health plans. Notably, the Trump administration threatened to

InsureTech Connect from the Broker’s Perspective
Healthcare | Oct. 19, 2018

October 19, 2018 InsureTech Connect (ITC), the world’s largest gathering of insurance and technology innovators, took place October 1-3 in Las Vegas, and The Council was in attendance for the

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