How Genomic Medicine Is Evolving Healthcare
Podcast | May. 30, 2019 | Healthcare Q&A with Nick Bellanca, Executive VP, Sales & Business Development.
The Council of Employee Benefits Executives (CEBE) Advisory Committee
The Council of Employee Benefits Executives Advisory Committee is a standing committee of The Council and represents the benefits business interests of The Council member firms.
All Healthcare Items
Podcast | May. 30, 2019 | Healthcare
Back Door Discounts
Healthcare In Transition | May. 16, 2019 | Employer Sponsored Insurance, Healthcare costs, Leader’s Edge, Pharmacy supply chain, Prescription Drug Pricing The pharmacy supply chain is one of the most complex and opaque parts of the healthcare ecosystem. Co-pay discounts and other rebates may lower costs, but do not address the
Government Affairs Roundup: The Latest on Healthcare Policy
Healthcare In Transition | May. 16, 2019 | ACA, Access to Care, Employer Sponsored Insurance, Government Affairs, Healthcare, Healthcare costs, Healthcare data, Healthcare reform, Payment reform, Prescription Drug Pricing, Pricing transparency, Single Payer, state activity, Surprise Medical Billing, Technology Surprise Medical Billing Broad bipartisan support from the Trump administration as well as Congress has created momentum around surprise medical billing. Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee
How We’re Fighting Surprise Medical Billing
Healthcare In Transition | Apr. 18, 2019 | Access to Care, Government Affairs, Healthcare, Healthcare costs, Healthcare reform, Payment reform, Surprise Medical Billing April 18, 2019 The Council has joined over 30 other employment-based trade groups to provide two letters on the issue of surprise medical billing to House leadership, and the chair
The Latest on Healthcare from our Government Affairs Duo
Healthcare In Transition, 
Video | Apr. 18, 2019 | ACA, Association health plans, Government Affairs, Healthcare, Healthcare costs, Healthcare reform, Medicare, Payment reform, Prescription Drug Pricing, Pricing transparency April 18, 2019 Joel Wood, SVP, Government Affairs and Joel Kopperud, VP, Government Affairs, give us the lowdown on AHPs, the ACA, Medicare for All and drug pricing—and what we can
An Update on Association Health Plans
Healthcare In Transition | Apr. 18, 2019 | Association health plans, Employer Sponsored Insurance, Government Affairs, Healthcare, Healthcare reform, Payment reform April 18, 2019 In response to a federal district court decision to set aside portions of the DOL’s Association Health Plan (AHP) rule, a group of Republican senators, led by
Comcast Invests in Major Market Need (Leader’s Edge)
Leader’s Edge | Apr. 18, 2019 | Access to Care, Employee Benefits, Employer Sponsored Insurance, Healthcare costs, Healthcare data & technology, Quality Seventy-eight percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. People need help, and it’s one thing to read about it and another to understand what that means as a day-to-day situation
Updates to AHP Rule and Cannabis at the Federal Level
Yellow Alert | Mar. 29, 2019 | Association health plans, Cannabis, DOL, Healthcare An update on two key issues — Association Health Plans and Cannabis Regulation — that we want to bring to your attention.
The Council Urges Congressional Leadership to End Surprise Medical Bills
Council Brief | Mar. 26, 2019 | Government Affairs, Healthcare March 25, 2019 The Council signed onto a joint letter with other large and small American businesses, health insurance providers, and brokers, urging Congress to take action to protect patients
Genetic Benefit (Leader’s Edge)
Healthcare In Transition | Mar. 21, 2019 | Access to Care, Employee Benefits, Employer Sponsored Insurance, Healthcare costs, Healthcare data & technology, Healthtech, Leader’s Edge, Quality March 21, 2019 One in every two individuals born today will be diagnosed with cancer—a genetic disease—at some point during their lifetime. Nick Bellanca of Wamberg Genomic Advisors breaks down