https://www.salon.com/2025/08/16/netflix-doc-exposes-biggest-losers-hidden-health-costs/
Aug 31, 2025 - New doc shines light on The Biggest Loser’s grueling challenges and long-term impact on participants
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/medicaid-grows/
"A year into a new effort to expand health coverage, recession-weary Marylanders are flocking to the state's Medicaid program in numbers far greater than...
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/138/
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.cbtwithanna.co.uk/post/the-hidden-long-term-costs-of-covid-19-how-school-closures-affected-children-s-mental-health
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns had significant impacts on children's mental health. With the closure of schools, children were forced to spend...
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https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2025/12/11/senate-poised-to-reject-extension-of-health-care-subsidies-as-costs-rise-for-many/
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in...
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https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/government-shutdown-health-insurance-price-hikes-loom-despite-deal/
Nov 10, 2025 - Democrats negotiated a future vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits in return for reopening the government, but there's no guarantee of passage.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26107813/
Higher EuroSCORE was related to higher postoperative mortality, complications, length of stay, and costs. Although SUS reimbursement increased according to...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/comp-eff/
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus expects that Senate health-care legislation will include provisions encouraging doctors to compare drugs and therapies for...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/dec/11/health-care-consolidation-and-rising-costs-happen/
Health care consolidation was underway before the Affordable Care Act took effect. Experts disagree about the exent to which the law affected that trend.
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https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/three-million-californians-use-health-plans-with-high-out-of-pocket-costs
Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, insurance policies that offer consumers a lower monthly premium in return for higher...
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https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/small-business-health-insurance-coverage-at-risk-as-costs-rise-ebri/810331/
Even as overall employer-based coverage increased in the U.S., small companies pulled back.
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https://www.ajmc.com/view/employers-lean-on-data-transparency-to-contain-rising-health-care-costs
A new report from the National Alliance calls for data transparency and PBM reform to combat rising care costs, enhance equity, and improve well-being.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/house-democrats-push-pharmaceutical-companies-to-explain-high-costs-of-ms-drugs/
Two Democratic lawmakers, Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont, are pressing Bayer, Biogen, EMD Serono, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva, and...
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https://www.westat.com/projects/meps-data-use-costs-health-care-americans/
Jun 9, 2025 - MEPS-HC provides annual national estimates concerning the use and costs of health care services by Americans.
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/141/?view=list
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://towncarolina.com/by-the-numbers-how-mdvips-personalized-care-boosts-health-and-reduces-costs
Nov 29, 2025 - For the last couple of months, you may have seen our stories about MDVIP, a new membership-based program that partners with primary care doctors to offer a...
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https://www.gallup.com/analytics/318548/west-health-success-story.aspx
Learn how West Health and Gallup are giving both the public and policymakers a fuller understanding of the true cost of the U.S. health care crisis.
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https://www.highmark.com/content/digital-marketing/en/highmark/highmarkdotcom/home/employer/thought-leadership/health-insurance-cost-management/economics-and-market-forces-cost-impact
Underlying health care economics and market forces are critical to any conversation about the high cost of care in the U.S. Learn more from the leaders at...
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https://www.techtarget.com/healthcarepayers/news/366605199/Outpatient-Costs-Push-Spending-in-Employer-Sponsored-Health-Plans
Outpatient services' costs and utilization rates are just one factor that is pushing employer sponsored health plans' healthcare spending higher.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-reform-politics-44/
The GOP on Capitol Hill is continuing targeted attacks on the health law.
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https://www.kff.org/mental-health/visualizing-health-policy-the-costs-and-outcomes-of-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders-in-the-us/
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at costs and outcomes of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States (US). Nearly 18% of...
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https://www.policyadvisor.com/visitor-insurance-canada/canadian-visitors-health-insurance/
Jul 17, 2025 - Discover the importance of health insurance for visitors to Canada, including the risks and potential costs, and why securing coverage is essential for...
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https://www.ajmc.com/view/mental-health-fraud-exacts-high-human-and-financial-costs
The United States loses approximately $100 billion to healthcare fraud annually. Up to $20 billion dollars are due to fraudulent practices in the mental health...
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https://www.uipath.com/resources/automation-case-studies/ags-health-uses-agentic-automation-to-reduce-healthcare-costs
Discover how AGS Health partnered with UiPath to modernize document processing and denial management using agentic automation to orchestrate people, AI, and...
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https://www.gov.wales/national-health-service-directions-cross-border-healthcare-and-reimbursement-costs-treatment-within
Informs health boards about amendments to legislation on EU reciprocal healthcare entitlements.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/us-owes-native-american-tribes-for-health-care-costs-supreme-court-rules/
Funds should be allocated to cover expenses that tribes take on when spending money from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers, the court determined. The...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/mlr-health-insurance-costs/
One day after unveiling new minimum medical spending rules for health plans, Obama administration officials took insurers to task for claiming premium...
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https://azluminaria.org/2025/11/14/gallego-in-tucson-to-hear-concerns-over-broken-healthcare-system-as-rising-costs-loom-over-arizonans/
Nov 17, 2025 - Tucson residents worried about health care costs spoke with Sen. Ruben Gallego at a town hall on Friday. Several voters asked him to advocate for universal...
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/01/08/paris-incinerator-extension-drives-up-costs-and-raises-health-concerns_6749220_114.html
The Ivry incinerator, one of the largest and oldest in Europe, is being kept open for longer due . Le Monde reveals that an incident in September 2025 led to...
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https://prospect.org/2025/11/21/affordable-care-act-health-insurance-costs-spike/
Nov 21, 2025 - The end of expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act exchanges means more people will go without health insurance.
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https://cuthealthcarecosts.org/
A solution to dramatically reduce health care costs by using a whole food plant-based diet instead of drugs and surgery motivated by financial incentives...
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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/in-six-swing-states-democrats-and-republicans-agree-on-how-to-lower-health-care-costs-302206170.html
/PRNewswire/ -- As the price of health care continues to rise faster than wages, a new public consultation survey by the Program for Public Consultation...
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https://www.ajmc.com/view/impact-of-direct-acting-antiviral-use-for-chronic-hepatitis-c-on-health-care-costs-in-medicaid-economic-model-update
Curative direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C provide a net economic benefit to Medicaid in less than 1 year. Cumulative savings to date have...
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https://www.scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/2014/01/31/study-replacing-bpa-in-food-products-could-save-billions-in-health-costs
In a first-of-its-kind study, a researcher has estimated that the health-related economic savings of removing bisphenol A from our food supply is a whopping...
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https://www.momsrising.org/blog/how-are-rising-health-care-costs-impacting-your-family
“We went from a family of three to four, double income to single. We have a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that only costs us $168 per month and...
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/126/
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/137473/states-say-refugee-health-costs-rising
Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland are tired of the soaring cost of health care for asylum seekers and refugees. They want the federal government to...
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https://www.ajmc.com/view/costs-for-a-health-coaching-intervention-for-chronic-care-management
On average, the health coach intervention cost $483 per participant per year. There was no evidence that the coaching intervention saved money at 1 year.
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/154/?orderby=relevance
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.investopedia.com/the-best-health-insurance-companies-8762191
Find the best health insurance companies of 2026. Compare plans, costs, and customer satisfaction from top providers like Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross Blue...
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/insure/gst-on-health-and-life-insurance-premiums-reduced-to-zero-see-how-it-will-impact-your-policy-costs/articleshow/123682131.cms?from=mdr
Sep 10, 2025 - The GST Council has decided to reduce GST on individual health and life insurance premiums to zero, effective September 22, 2025. While this aims to make...
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https://unidosus.org/publications/latinos-have-gained-protection-from-unaffordable-health-care-costs-but-more-help-is-needed/
Sep 4, 2024 - More than 9 million uninsured Latinos have secured health insurance today, thanks to opportunities created by the Affordable Care Act, the Inflation Reduction...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/double-ct-chest-scans/
Many hospitals are performing unusually large numbers of a type of CT scan experts say should be done sparingly.
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https://whyy.org/articles/tri-state-companies-will-shift-health-costs-to-workers/
Employers around the tri-state area say they plan to hold down health care costs by asking workers to shoulder more of the burden.
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https://core-financialmanagement.com/health-care-costs-in-retirement/
Health care can be expensive as you get older and retire. Planning a budget for health care costs and enrolling in a health savings account are just two ways...
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https://www.greenbackhealth.com/tag/avon/
Greenback Health is a healthcare technology company simplifying the cost of healthcare by optimizing market options for patients.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/perspectives-we-need-less-government-and-more-transparency-to-curb-high-drug-costs/
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/070909cutter/
President Obama has outsourced the writing of health care reform to Congress. What does that mean for the legislation?
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/waxman-hearing-corporations-health-reform/view/republish/
A new congressional staff report is quieting the dispute regarding the losses that large corporations were anticipating as a result of the new health law. Rep....
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/14/?orderby=date&layout=list
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://hrexecutive.com/ahip-employers-now-covering-more-of-workers-health-premiums/
Nov 24, 2025 - Delve into the latest data on health insurance costs and discover how employers are affecting premiums in major U.S. states.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/on-the-agenda-for-dems-stabilizing-health-law-curbing-prescription-drug-costs-and-investigating-sabotage/
The Democrats have made it clear that they think "health care was on the ballot and health care won." Now that they have some power in the House, here's what...
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https://www.wm.edu/as/publicpolicy/schroedercenter/news/helfer-presents-research-on-health-costs-of-tobacco-at-national-student-conference.php
Madeline Helfer (Economics, '22) examines the health costs of tobacco for Indonesian children and presents her research at the National Conference on...
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https://psmag.com/social-justice/employer-health-costs-rise-faster-than-medicare-37946/
The upward spiral in U.S. health insurance costs is especially acute for employers that offer the benefit and employees shouldering more of their own costs.
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/131/?layout=grid&orderby=relevance
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://scottoldhaminsurance.com/2016/06/27/why-are-health-insurance-costs-increasing-fall-2016/
Why Are Health Insurance Costs Increasing Fall 2016? Will My Health Insurance Subsidy Go Up as Premiums Go Up? Learn about this and more from Scott Oldham.
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https://www.womansworld.com/healthcare/how-to-reduce-healthcare-costs-expert-financial-tips
Nov 13, 2025 - More than half of women over 50 stress about medical costs. A finance expert shares actionable tips to slash healthcare bills and prescription expenses.
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https://www.grouphealth.ca/portfolio-items/how-to-justify-the-costs-of-employee-health-benefits-plan/
Jul 2, 2024 - Justify the costs of employee health benefits plan by understanding the value of comprehensive coverage that meets the needs of employees.
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https://jrwassoc.com/employee-benefits-rethinking-health-plan-costs/
The Challenge: Costs That Keep Climbing A recent survey projects a 9% increase in medical costs next year, or about 7.6% after plan adjustments. Much of this...
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https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2017/08/new-umms-study-shows-how-to-account-for-social-disparities-in-health-care-costs/
A payment formula developed at UMass Medical School recommends allocating health insurance dollars for patients in vulnerable communities and with social risks.
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https://www.smartcommunications.com/resource-center/case-study/streamlining-communications-and-reducing-costs-priority-health-case-study
Learn how Priority Health modernized its communications infrastructure with SmartCOMM™, reducing costs and streamlining workflows.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26040629/
Active childhood epilepsy has significant health, social care, and education costs. This is the first study to comprehensively document the economic impact on...
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https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2021/09/15/majority-in-u-s-says-public-health-benefits-of-covid-19-restrictions-worth-the-costs-even-as-large-shares-also-see-downsides/
73% say they are vaccinated, but at least half express confusion, concern over vaccine information and health impacts.
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https://psmag.com/environment/the-much-ignored-emissions-costs-of-health-care/
Health-care professionals have brought much-needed attention to the harm that climate change can cause on human health. But the very system that has helped...
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https://nashp.org/state-strategies-to-contain-health-care-costs-and-improve-access-insights-from-nashps-2025-annual-conference/
Oct 20, 2025 - Learn how state leaders are containing health care costs, improving access, and advancing affordability.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30077675/
Findings indicate that MHPAEA led to a 14.3% increase in inpatient visits, a 12.5% increase in length of inpatient stay, and a 7.8% increase in MH costs. The...
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https://www.prweb.com/releases/green-circle-health-enhances-flagship-platform-to-further-reduce-employer-healthcare-costs-and-maximize-benefits-utilization-810859173.html
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Green Circle Health (GCH) announced that the company has made significant enhancements to its GCH Platform, a web- and mobile-based...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/medicaid-state-budgets/
Across the country, states are planning to trim Medicaid rolls and benefits. Some are especially focusing on nursing home costs.
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https://www.financialexpress.com/life/health/diabetes-costs-india-11-4-trillion-doctor-explains-how-to-cut-your-risk-now/4105753/
A new global study highlights the massive economic burden diabetes is posing on India. Doctors share how raised awareness, early screening, and lifestyle...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/some-states-seek-to-cushion-patients-out-of-pocket-costs-for-drugs/
The move by a handful of states comes as increasing numbers of expensive specialty drugs arrive on the market, according to Stateline. In other news, The...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bill-of-the-month-breast-biopsy-with-insurance/view/republish/
An online calculator told a young woman that a procedure to rule out cancer would cost an uninsured person about $1,400. Instead, the hospital initially...
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https://www.reclaimhealth.com/
Reclaim Health: Reduce healthcare costs in 2025. Our AI platform offers financial advocacy for employers and plan members.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/research-roundup-teen-suicides-medicare-pay-for-doctors-out-of-pocket-costs/
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416094958.htm
Incorporating health and safety concepts into building plans reduces accident rates and safety costs. Workplace accidents are currently a great human, social...
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https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/page/134/?orderby=relevance
Research and data on Health Costs from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/fri-opinions-massachusetts-cost-control/
Several outlets analyze the state's initiative to slow health expenditures.
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https://www.conniehealth.com/blog/medicare-out-of-pocket-costs/?utm_source=content&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=new_to_medicare_resources
Nov 19, 2024 - Original Medicare doesn’t have a cap on Medicare out-of-pocket costs. Discover plans that can lower your costs and provide peace of mind.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/drug-costs-7/
The drug Opdivo, which went on sale in Japan this week, costs an average of $143,000 per patient, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/health/cut-health-costs-americans-delay-medical-treatments-historic-rates/
One of the toughest financial decisions you'll ever have to make is skipping needed medical care due to cost, but a lot of Americans did so last year. Nearly...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/research-roundup-68/
This week's studies come from the Journal of the American College of Radiology, Health Affairs, Journal of Nursing Care Quality, JAMA Surgery and the Kaiser...
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https://www.mercer.com/insights/total-rewards/employee-benefits-strategy/surging-costs-and-increased-regulation-navigating-health-and-benefits/
As health & benefit program costs soar, employers need to actively manage health and benefits programs to control costs, optimize spending, and comply with...
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https://www.sap.com/documents/2024/09/8463ccea-e17e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
Find out how the SAP U.S. Benefits Administration application by Benefitfocus can enable your HR to simplify complexity, take a comprehensive approach to...
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https://www.daytonatimes.com/health/how-women-can-tame-medication-costs-for-the-whole-family/article_7804e075-7468-43fb-9a27-884eaa862d93.html
If you’re the one tracking medications, scheduling appointments and making sure the whole household stays healthy, you’re probably wearing the...
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