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David Burda is editorial director, health care strategies, for MSP-C, where he serves as the chief health care content strategist and health care subject matter expert, and was editor of Modern Healthcare, the industry’s leading health care business publication.
It probably was the flu, but the escalating rhetoric
and calls to action feel different.
Employers should check out ‘outcomes-based’ contracts with drug
companies—you pay only when their high-priced specialty drugs work as promised.
Most businesses continue to cover high-cost medications, but are taking steps to tame spending.
The list of what makes workers sick
and keeps them off the job keeps getting longer.
I’m a sucker for holiday traditions. No matter how frenzied and unpredictable the year
Wondering where to start with your workplace wellness program? Help your employees avoid or manage diabetes.
Attracting top talent demands that companies stay on top of the latest employee benefits trends.
Employers need to steer workers to more discerning hospitals and doctors.
Employers should make medication safety a priority in their health benefits plans.
Fight the obesity epidemic: Stop the office food-fest.
Top concerns expressed by health care executives reveal we’re all businesses under the skin.
Physical problems aren’t the only health issues employees struggle with. Employers need to do more to help them address mental wellness, too.
As provider networks narrow and deductibles rise, responsible employers should educate workers on the high cost of going out-of-network for care.
Minnesota doctors are more likely to share patient health information, but employers should push for more.
Skip the biometric screenings and start hiring nicer people if you want a healthier workforce.
Eager to reduce their health care expenses, employers are moving forward with workplace wellness programs amid legal uncertainty.
From skepticism over hospital consolidation to optimism over telemedicine, here’s what’s on the minds of employers as we say goodbye to 2016.