by Tom Barrett | Apr 1, 2016 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Managed Care - Group Health, National News, News and Events, Pharmacy Costs, Pharmacy, PBMs and Pharma Costs, Providers, Uncategorized
There’s a lot in the news these days about what’s referred to as the opioid crisis or epidemic. Just yesterday for instance — highly respected healthcare consultant (and close friend) Joe Paduda, fresh off of speaking at a national drug summit in Atlanta, wrote...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 16, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
I’m doing a series on things I think you should know about Obamacare. Here is installment #3… There’s a major glitch or loophole in the healthcare law that actually allows large employers to avoid health-law penalties by offering stripped down plans...
by Tom Barrett | Mar 5, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform, Providers
More on the topic of narrow networks… In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey of health plan buyers, a little over half (51 percent) of those responding pointed toward buying a plan that cost more but presented a greater selection of providers vs. buying a...
by Tom Barrett | Dec 4, 2013 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Reform, Managed Care - Group Health, Providers, Uncategorized
With healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act almost in full bloom, more potentially game-changing unintended consequences are starting to emerge. One such consequence stems from the introduction of “narrow networks.” Initially intended for healthcare.gov...
