Better Way to Handle Soft-Tissue Injuries By Frank Tomecek MaryRose Reaston Perform tests to set a baseline before an injury occurs, then conduct the same tests after an injury and compare the two.
Little-Known Loophole Inflates Health Costs By Sally Pipes The federal 340B program, designed to help the poor afford drugs, is being exploited by rich hospitals and driving up premiums for all.
How to Avoid Paying for Hospitals' Errors By Leah Binder An employer pays an average of $8,000 for every error by a hospital -- but it doesn't have to be that way.
Important Guidance on ACA Health Plans By Cynthia Marcotte Stamer New FAQs confirm that employers can’t reimburse employees for purchasing individual coverage, despite what some vendors say.
Let's Tone Down Hope for 'Wearables' By Paul Carroll Devices like FitBit and the Apple watch hold great promise for our health, but they won't have much of an effect for many years.
Inoculating Your Wellness Program Against the EEOC By Al Lewis The sky just fell on Honeywell, even though its program complies with the ACA. Don't be next.
Cutting Prices of Drugs Dispensed By Ramona Tanabe A WCRI study found that new rules in Georgia cut prices by 25% to 40% -- though prices are still much higher than at pharmacies.
What the Apple Watch Says About Innovation By Chunka Mui The watch is designed to bolster the iPhone -- but innovators must be willing to move beyond old products and business models.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.