Silver plan enrollees saddled with high out-of-pocket costs

Enrollees in silver plans through the exchanges could be paying more than twice as much on prescription drugs than they would under a typical employer plan, new research finds. The report — commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and conducted by actuarial firm Milliman — found exchange participants are paying a “far … Read more

Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare to supply healthcare cost data for new transparency tool

Three major insurers are partnering with a not-for-profit group to provide consumers with greater access to healthcare cost information, the group announced Wednesday morning. Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare will work with the Health Care Cost Institute to provide consumers an online look at price and quality of various healthcare services. The new portal is expected … Read more

CMS issues final rule on navigators, risk corridors for 2015

The CMS has issued its final rule (PDF) for exchange and insurance market standards for 2015 and beyond, a potpourri of policies that address consumer notices, quality reporting and enrollee satisfaction surveys, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), standards for navigators and other consumer assisters, and policies regarding the premium stabilization programs, among others. Its navigator standards are … Read more

Health plan costs moderate, but larger increases ahead

The rate of employer-provided health care plan costs is either going up or down this year, depending on who you talk to. Either way, the difference won’t be much. And overall, the news is good: cost hikes are fairly stable. Towers Watson and Buck Consultants this week each released their own projections for employer health … Read more

Accident coverage gains momentum

Trevor Garbers has a ringside seat on sales of voluntary accident coverage. “Accident coverage is definitely in the top three voluntary products that employers request,” says Garbers, vice president at Chicago-based insurance company HUB International. “We are seeing double-digit growth, year over year, in both our voluntary accident sales and in the industry, and that … Read more

Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare to supply healthcare cost data for new transparency tool

Three major insurers are partnering with a not-for-profit group to provide consumers with greater access to healthcare cost information, the group announced this morning.Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare will work with the Health Care Cost Institute to provide consumers an online look at price and quality of various healthcare services. The new portal is expected to go live in 2015. “Consumers, employers and … Read more

Many ACA enrollees discovering their plans don’t include their physicians, hospitals.

The Associated Press reports that consumers across the country are discovering that they bought plans with limited doctor and hospital networks, some after websites that mistakenly said their doctors were included. This “dilemma,” the article says, “undercuts President Obama’s 2009 pledge that: ‘If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period.’” The The … Read more

Updated Employer’s Guide to HSAs

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