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Employers Take on Health Activism, Embracing Behavioral Health, Virtual Care, AI, and Transparency

Health Populi

employers are growing activist roles as stakeholders in the healthcare system, according to the 2019 Large Employers Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). One of the most concerning rising cost components in medical trend come from the pharmaceutical supply chain.

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Healthcare, Heal Thyself! How the Industry Can and Should Play the Trust Card

Health Populi

” That’s based on the fact that nurses, physicians and pharmacists continue to be the most trusted professions in America year after year in Gallup’s annual survey on honesty and ethics in the U.S., and Edelman’s finding that health care’s trust buoyed in the pandemic era.

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Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs

ACA Times

The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) recently conducted the Large Employers’ 2018 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey and found that the total healthcare (medical and pharmaceutical) costs this year will be $13,482 per employee. In addition, more employers will invest in accountable care organizations (ACOs).