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Bridging the gap in mental health coverage
There is a gap between mental health coverage and actual care received. Consider these strategies to provide access to effective, affordable, timely care.
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2025 Rael & Letson trend survey
Rael & Letson surveys selected health insurers each year about the percentage increase in medical and prescription rates multiemployer plans may expect.
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Navigating AI’s growing role in healthcare plans
As AI tools rapidly become part of healthcare benefits, it’s important for Trusts to know how AI might impact plans and participants.
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Managing a health plan transition
Changing health plans requires careful review of financial, legal, operational, and participant impacts to ensure a smooth transition and fulfill trustee fiduciary duties.
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The need for age-specific costs and implicit subsidies in retiree health valuations
Learn what the Actuarial Standards of Practice have to say about these controversial topics, and what they mean for a client’s retiree health valuation.
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TrumpRx: Will it impact Rx benefit plans?
The current administration is looking to make many popular drugs more accessible. Could these efforts impact your pharmacy benefit plan?
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Jim Whelpley to speak on public plan OPEB
Jim Whelpley will speak on public sector OPEB strategies and valuation issues at the virtual Conference of Consulting Actuaries on May 9.
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Do lower cost oral weight loss GLP-1 drugs change coverage decisions?
Lower-cost oral GLP-1 weight loss drugs are changing the conversation around coverage for self-funded health plans. This insight examines the clinical benefits, financial considerations, and long-term challenges plan sponsors should evaluate before making coverage decisions.
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Disparities in hospital pricing are costing multiemployer trusts
A recent healthcare transparency study reveals wide disparities in hospital prices paid by private health plans across the U.S.—with private payers often paying much more that Medicare.
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