Rx Shock: Ever Faced A 900% Increase Nearly Overnight? You’re Not Alone.

We are finding some crazy Rx trends that are translating into real world cost and care issues for our clients and their employees. Here’s a prime example. We recently found that a type 2 diabetes drug (GLUMETZA) increased in cost by 900%, nearly overnight. After...

10 Healthcare Trends to Look For in 2016

It seems the kickoff of a New Year fosters predictions, Top Ten’s, and various and sundry industry-related crystal ball lists. An article about consumer healthcare trends in this morning’s Fiscal Times (10 Healthcare Trends That Will Affect You in 2016) caught my eye....

S&P Report Another Indicator of ACA Nearing Tipping Point?

I doubt I’m going out on a limb by saying that the “kid in the candy store” perspective that insurance companies may have had about the Affordable Care Act has all but vanished.   A new Standard & Poor’s report released this week supports that the “candy...