Recent headlines on the exploding cost of prescription drugs have not gone unnoticed by Washington D.C. lawmakers. The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging…
QSEHRA Revives Employer Payment Plans For 2017
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. Called “the most important bill of the year,” the bipartisan Act…
DOL proposes changes to Form 5500
The U.S. Department of Labor plans to revise Form 5500 to require insurers and health plans to report more information. The proposed changes focus on…
What do you know about healthcare spending?
Healthcare spending has been a hot topic for years, but have you ever wondered what you really know? MedPage Today recently sponsored a quick five…
Study finds Wisconsin has high healthcare prices
A study released this month by the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute found that Wisconsin has the second highest healthcare prices among the 41 states…
New Provider-Carrier Partnerships Expand Across Wisconsin
The first four months of 2016 have already seen three new partnerships announced between Wisconsin health systems and insurance companies. Looking down the road, it…
Scam Targets Payroll and HR Professionals
Earlier this month, the IRS issued an alert to payroll and HR professionals to watch out for a scam that aims to obtain employees’ personal…
Drug Costs Continue To Rise
Although the rate at which overall health costs are rising is historically low, employers, experts, and politicians are expressing alarm at the rising cost of…
ThedaCare to Leave Network Health
ThedaCare announced last week that it will leave Network Health on December 31, 2016. The Appleton-based health system first informed the Menasha-based health insurer last…
Spending deal would delay Cadillac Tax
Earlier this month, the Senate approved a bill to repeal many core elements of Obamacare, including the “Cadillac tax” on high cost health plans. At…