by Mike Barrett | Aug 28, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Pharmacy Costs, Pharmacy, PBMs and Pharma Costs
Recently the Obama Administration compromised to allow waivers for religious organizations to restrict paying for contraceptives on their health plans. What does that mean for most religious groups that offer health benefits? Unless a group is self funded and writes...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 15, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, Healthcare Reform, Providers
In primary care, like many other things, bigger isn’t always better. And in the case of primary care physician practices, this study backs it up. It’s no secret among those who know me well that I have a strong affinity for small businesses and have long...
by Mike Barrett | Aug 7, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Reform, Humor
I wonder how much time and money employers have spent planning on the various dimensions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that died on the vine, have been changed, pushed back or remain so cloudy that no one really knows the correct answers. Do you think it’s enough...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 4, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, National News
If the healthcare picture wasn’t already muddy enough, now we have more bumps in the road ahead. Most of the press coverage and discussion over this past week has been focused on the subsidy ruling and where that’s headed. And, rightly so. However, the domino effect...