U.S. employer health care costs are projected to rise 9.5% in 2026, exceeding $17,000 per employee, the global professional services firm AON recently reported. This marks the third consecutive year ...

As health care costs and employer-sponsored insurance premiums rise year after year, the burden on both employer and employee grows more onerous with little relief in sight. A recent survey of 1,700 ...

Hoosier employers are increasingly relying on self-insured plans to deliver care to their workforce, even as the nation looks elsewhere. (Connect Images for Getty Images) In the face of growing health ...

Level-funded health plans are growing in popularity as small-group employers look to save money on their workers’ health coverage. In addition, level-funded plans are attractive because they are ...

Conroe ISD is facing a $13 million loss in its self-funded insurance plan, prompting trustees to consider a change in how the district provides employee health coverage. Chief Financial Officer Karen ...

For many employers, self-funded health plans offer distinct advantages that can help them control costs and provide more flexible solutions for their employees. Despite this, successfully implementing ...

The landscape of employer-sponsored healthcare is rapidly evolving, with rising costs (registration required) driving the need for innovative funding alternatives. As a group health plan consultant ...

Employer health coverage costs are expected to surge more than 9% in 2026, according to recent reports by two large insurance providers, which would be the largest business health insurance cost ...

Nearly three years after exiting the state’s small group fully insured health insurance market, Farmington-based insurer ConnectiCare has told brokers it plans to end its self-funded and level-funded ...

In the face of growing health care costs, many employers have turned to self-insured plans, where they assume the financial risks on the chance that they might save some money. And it’s a popular ...