Essential Employee Benefits for Small Businesses: A Simple Guide
As small businesses strive for growth, offering competitive small business benefits for employees becomes crucial. This not only aids in attracting and retaining top talent but also enhances overall productivity and fosters a positive company culture. Understanding the right mix of benefits is key to aligning with your employees’ needs and the company’s goals.
A primer on formularies – Healthcare Economist
Hydery and Reddy (2024) provide a nice primer on drug formularies. Below is a quick overview. What is a formulary? A formulary is a continually updated list of medications, products, and technologies supported by current evidence-based medicine, as well as the judgment of physicians, pharmacists, and other relevant experts in the […]
Biden Said State of the Union Is Strong and Made Clear His Campaign Is Off and Running
President Joe Biden touted his administration’s accomplishments in health care in a wide-ranging State of the Union address on Thursday evening that touched on subjects such as immigration, the economy, crime, job growth, infrastructure, and the Israel-Hamas war. With Biden and former President Donald Trump now the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees, Biden used the […]
Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists at a 20-person practice in Sacramento, California, is in a bind. Since a Feb. 21 cyberattack on a previously obscure medical payment processing company, Change Healthcare, Parsons said, she and her colleagues haven’t been able to electronically bill for their services. She heard Noridian Healthcare Solutions, California’s Medicare payment […]
Si eres pobre, un tratamiento de fertilidad suele ser un sueño inaccesible
El primer embarazo de Mary Delgado se desarrolló según lo previsto, pero cuando lo intentó de nuevo siete años más tarde, no pudo concebir. Después de 10 meses, Delgado, que ahora tiene 34 años, y su pareja, Joaquín Rodríguez, fueron a ver a una ginecóloga obstetra. Las pruebas mostraron que tenía endometriosis, una afección que […]
The State of the Union Is … Busy
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to […]
Health Care Sharing Ministries Leave Consumers with Unpaid Medical Claims
Health Care Sharing Ministries Leave Consumers with Unpaid Medical Claims By JoAnn Volk, Justin Giovannelli, and Christina L. Goe This year, several states have advanced legislation aimed at “health care sharing ministries” (HCSMs), an arrangement in which members follow a common set of religious or ethical beliefs and make monthly payments to help pay the […]