Sitemap - 2025 - Employer Coverage
Increased health insurance costs lead to lower employee wages
Primary care scorecard demonstrates serious challenges
Thursday Shorts: RSV vaccine, doxypep, rural surgery, and exchange subsidies
FDA says that the GLP-1 shortage is over
Spinal steroid injections often don’t help back pain
High cost of newly approved drugs hitting employers and patients
Friday Shorts: Flu, NIH cuts, gene therapy companies in trouble, GLP-1s and obesity
Study shows wide variation in utilization and total cost of medical care
The potential impact of tariffs on medical costs
Medicare to shut down its VBID program
Maternal mortality dropped in 2023, but not for Black women
Cuts in NIH “indirect” funding could have substantial impact on hospitals and research
Heart health worsening in the U.S.
Insurer medical loss ratios are high
Many patients discontinue and reinitiate GLP-1 drugs
Access to adult primary care is deteriorating
Influenza rates are the highest in over a decade
Friday Shorts: Telemed, home testing, cancer screening, AI, and digital nudges
Executive orders are disrupting transgender care
Student loan repayments could decrease employee financial wellbeing
Survey shows that employers focus mostly on finances when evaluating health plans
Federal report shows that many plans do not offer mental health parity
Shorts: Norovirus vaccine, hernia size, soda tax, thyroid cancer and more
Obesity treatment can reverse liver disease
Bird flu continues to spread in birds and cattle
A “polypill” could prevent cardiovascular disease
New data shows frequency of insurance denials
Shorts and Follow ups including AI and RSV vaccine
Study confirms hospital consolidation associated with higher unit costs
Cancer deaths continue to decline
FIT tests were more cost effective than blood tests for colorectal cancer screening
Large study shows benefits and harms of GLP-1s in people with diabetes
Shorts: Pedi vaccinations, sterilizations,gender affirming care and preventive care requirement
Alcohol is one of many substances that can cause cancer
Carriers earn more profit on self- insured products
Winter surge of respiratory and GI viral infections
California wildfires will have a large impact on health and health care costs
Infectious disease will continue to pose serious risks
Mental health and substance use will continue to require employer attention
Climate change will adversely impact health and increase health care costs
Artificial intelligence will continue to advance in health care administration and delivery
Regulation and policy changes could reshape employer-sponsored health insurance in 2025 and beyond
Employers and health systems will continue to face labor shortages in 2025
2025 Forecast: Medical costs will continue to rise
Clean indoor air can increase creativity
Kindness is highly valued by givers and receivers, and is contagious