Benefits practitioners have grown accustomed to headlines addressing escalating prescription drug costs. A recently released congressional report stated that the prices of commonly prescribed brand-name drugs have risen at a… Read more >
October 15, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
The opioid crisis has far-reaching impacts in both the United States and Canada, including the workforce. John S. Gaal, Ed.D., director of training for St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council,… Read more >
September 5, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Treating opioid addiction has become a costly problem for health plans. Particularly troubling are reports of unethical treatment facilities that exploit patients, failing to deliver on their promises of recovery…. Read more >
June 18, 2018 Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Employers and plan sponsors scrutinize the cost of their health care benefit plans with a keen eye. One area that causes major eye twitch is specialty prescription drugs. As reported… Read more >
June 5, 2018 Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Each month, the International Foundation’s three resident benefits nerdthusiasts Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, meet to discuss the top stories in retirement and health care, the latest benefits hot… Read more >
May 25, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Talking Benefits Podcast 1 Read more >
When his teenaged daughter came home with an opioid prescription after having her wisdom teeth removed, Randall Kratz challenged her doctor. Kratz, senior account manager for FEI Behavioral Health in… Read more >
February 2, 2018 EAP, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
To cover or not to cover, that is the question for benefit plans when it comes to medical marijuana. To avoid the slings and arrows of plan beneficiaries and other… Read more >
January 9, 2018 Canada, Drug Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Private employers reported 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2016, and it’s likely that some of those employees received prescriptions for an opioid to manage their pain. In… Read more >
November 21, 2017 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. It’s a growing epidemic that no one can ignore—including employers. Of individuals misusing pain relievers, about two-thirds are currently employed, making… Read more >
October 3, 2017 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Do you wish that you could once again play softball without worrying about the rising costs of patent-protected prescription drugs? Are you struggling to walk up the stairs without having… Read more >
July 19, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >