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.
Good Answer (Maybe) on Opioids in California By Mark Webb The new research is right that a formulary could cut lots of workers' comp costs -- but other attempts have failed.
How a GOP Congress Could Fix Obamacare By Sally Pipes Republicans should focus on incremental reforms with bipartisan support, such as strengthening health savings accounts.
Making Mental Health Your Business By Candice Porter Framing efforts with employees based on recognized days is a great way to start -- and Oct. 9 is National Depression Screening Day.
What Insurers Can Teach Others on ERM By Donna Galer Insurers have long experience with enterprise risk management, and other companies should emulate three of their main approaches.
How Private Health Exchanges Can Win By Robert Anderson The opportunity is huge for companies to serve employer groups much as the ACA's public healthcare exchanges are serving individuals.
UPMC Wellness Plan Meets Seinfeld: It’s About Nothing By Al Lewis The published study is a series of punchlines -- but they aren't funny.
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.