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The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape Report: Key Findings

Cathe Gooding, CEBS

22 Dec 202522 Dec 2025

Today’s blog shares key findings from The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look, a report recently released by the International Foundation.

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What Group Health Plans Should Know About Additional Breast Cancer Screening Coverage in 2026

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

04 Dec 202504 Dec 2025

Employers should prepare now for expanded breast cancer screening and navigation coverage requirements applicable to group health plans in 2026, as the new requirements impact plan participants, administration and costs.

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Fertility Treatment Benefits as Excepted Benefits Coming for Employers

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

28 Oct 202529 Oct 2025

A new fact sheet from the White House discusses a “New Benefit Option” for employers to offer fertility benefits to employees in the future as a standalone plan, regardless of if benefits for fertility treatments are also included under an employer health plan.

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2025 Medical Stop-Loss Premium Survey for Self-Funded Plans

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

21 Oct 202521 Oct 2025

Rising healthcare costs, specialty pharmacy expenses and uncertainty have resulted in a complex health insurance landscape that requires continual review for self-funded plans.

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Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage, Medicare Enrollment and HSAs

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

02 Oct 202502 Oct 2025

Today’s blog focuses on employer health insurance and Medicare coordination for active workers at age 65.

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Cancer Care Spend Is on the Rise for U.S. Employers

Rebecca Plier

24 Sep 202524 Sep 2025

A new survey report from the International Foundation reveals increased U.S. employer spending on cancer/oncology care as well as common steerage techniques used to contain costs.

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GLP-1s in Group Health Plans: What’s on the Watchlist

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

21 Aug 202521 Aug 2025

As the cost of health care continues to rise and employers contemplate their upcoming health insurance renewals, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications remain top of mind. While GLP-1 use is not new for conditions like diabetes or obesity, the utilization of these medications […]

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Drug Plan Cost-Containment Strategies

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

15 Jul 202515 Jul 2025

Today’s blog shares strategies for extended health coverage plans to consider as drug plan costs are projected to increase between 6% and 9%.

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The New Look of Virtual Care: What’s Right for Employers and Plan Sponsors?

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12 Jun 202512 Jun 2025

Benefits Magazine Extras articles provide you with bonus content on a mix of benefits topics as well as deep dives and analyses on the latest benefit trends and compliance issues. Visit ifebp.org/benefitsmagazine to see the latest Benefits Magazine Extras as well as the bimonthly print […]

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2025 Status of Health Care Price Transparency

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

15 Apr 202515 Apr 2025

Americans know that health care costs are high but we don’t always know the specific cost of health care. Knowing about medical costs came to the forefront for many employees when they had an incentive to make health care decisions based on […]