Employers anticipate healthcare benefits costs will rise 5% next year - Fierce Healthcare
This article by Leslie Small for Fierce Healthcare discusses what employers are doing to counter the predicted 5%.
A final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters has been released from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The notice addresses, among other things, the requirement under the Affordable Care Act that non-grandfathered group health plans limit annual out-of-pocket cost-sharing for coverage of essential health benefits under the plan. The law requires that these limits be updated annually.
HHS updated the annual limits based on the premium adjustment percentage for 2018. As a result, annual out-of-pocket expenses may not exceed $7,350 for self-only coverage or $14,700 for family coverage in 2018.
Please visit HR360's Health Care Reform section for other employer requirements.
This article by Leslie Small for Fierce Healthcare discusses what employers are doing to counter the predicted 5%.
Jean Moore writes for Mercer Signal about the clout employers hold when it comes to employee healthcare purchasing,.
Dan Gorenstein writes this must-read for Kaiser Health News, highlighting one research physician’s personal.