Shine Solar knew there was a better way to do things. Their journey to discover exactly how they could improve their healthcare spend and employee benefits plan led them to Simpara. U.S. Department of Labor Files Complaint to Protect Participants in Failing Health Plan
Amazon Pharmacy: Changing the Game or Just Playing it?
Healthcare: The Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
It turns out that it’s far safer to jump out of an airplane than to access healthcare in the U.S. According to recent study by Johns Hopkins, more than 250,000 people in the United States die every year due to medical mistakes, making it the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
How GoodRx Makes (A Lot) of Money
The Affordable Care Act: Where It Stands and What Could Happen
A Major Win Against Healthcare Fraud
On the Path to Fixing Healthcare Part 2 - Eliminating Rx Waste
This post is Part 2 in our series on Fixing Healthcare: Eliminating Rx Waste. Part 1 discussed Direct Contracting and can be read here. What if your business’s employee health plan was covering a drug that cost $350 when there was a comparable alternative that would cost you $13?
Shifting the Stigma: How the Pandemic is Prompting Mental Health Care to Become a Priority
The recent months of shutdowns, social distance and safety concerns have prompted people and businesses alike to rethink countless activities from grocery shopping to health benefit planning. As employers look toward 2021, one thing many are considering is the possibility of expanding virtual care and mental health service offerings.
Friday Musings on Healthcare
“Almost one-third of Medicare spending occurs in a patient’s last six months of life and covers mostly unnecessary and/or harmful treatments that line the pockets of the health care industry. Another third of the $3 trillion spent on US health care amounts to fraud and waste – enough to make college free for every high school graduate or to insure every uninsured American six times over.”
