Premiums and Benefits news and information

Where consumers live and their state's previous insurance rules may determine whether they experience “rate shock” this fall in their small business and individual plans.
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Is patient engagement over-hyped? The chief scientist for pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts won't go that far, but years of experience from a career studying what makes patients tick makes Bob Nease at least consider the possibility.
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Rising premiums have driven a steady decline in employer-sponsored health insurance since 2000, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study released today.
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It's no million-dollar bonus, but your HR department could soon be offering you a new perk to help you stay healthy — and help your company save money on healthcare.
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As insurers prepare to submit 2014 premium rates to state regulators next month, some stakeholders are questioning whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be affordable after all.
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From Aurora, Colo., to Newtown, Mass., to the apparent suicide of country singer Mindy McCready, the issue of mental illness has become a high-profile topic. Time after time, in tragedy after tragedy, we find people who have lost hope, become severely depressed, or who have displayed significant...
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PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced that LifeSolutions, its not-for-profit organization that specializes in employee assistance programs, has acquired Erie, Pa.-based Northwest Beacon EAP. Though financial details of the agreement are not being released,...
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A list of the nation's 25 largest professional liability carriers, ranked by direct premiums written for medical professional liability in the U.S. in 2011. Source: A.M. Best Co. Published Feb. 4, 2013, p. 34.
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At least seven of the 35 new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year cost $9,000 or more per month as manufacturers turn to developing high-priced specialty drugs to shore up bottom lines eroding from the expiration of patents on best-selling drugs that treat common conditions.
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A San Francisco restaurant will spend about $320,000 to settle a complaint from city officials that it did not comply with San Francisco's 2006 law that requires employers to spend a minimum amount of money on employees' healthcare coverage.
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