The average premium hike for employer-sponsored health plans next year is expected to be the highest since 2011. But there’s some good news: prescription drug coverage cost increases may finally be slowing. Here’s a look at the cost trends and steps employers are taking to rein in costs.
For 2018, Expect Steeper Health Plan Premium Increases
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Final Tax Bill Dices and Splices Benefit Changes
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From mass transit subsidies to achievement awards, here’s how business deductions and income exclusions will be altered by the...
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Viewpoint: Firing an Employee with FMLA Leave and Unexcused Absences
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Can an employee certified for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but who takes plenty more absences for...
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SCOTUS to scrutinize fair share fees, FLSA exemption for auto service advisors
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By Pamela Wolf, J.D. On September 28, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a pair of unrelated cases...
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Control Your Company's Health Care Costs with a Self-Funded 'Captive' Program
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A medical captive is a pool of small to midsized employers that are sharing the risk of their medical...
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Auto Body Technicians Fail to Prove Minimum Wage Violations
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Two body shop employees who claimed they were not paid the minimum wage required by California law failed to...
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New HHS Secretary Azar Pledges to Focus on Prescription Drug Costs
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Former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar is promising he’ll use his new role as secretary of the U.S. Department of...
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Combatting the Prescription Drug Crisis
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Prescription painkiller abuse is taking an enormous toll at work. It’s costing billions in missed workdays and productivity and...
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High-Deductible Plans More Common, but So Are Choices
Janet L. Heins|Consumer Directed Health Care, Critical Evaluation, Health Care Costs, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The share of big employers offering a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) has grown by more than 20 percent since...
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