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Price Transparency in Healthcare

Posted on August 20, 2019 by The Boon Group

What is Price Transparency and How Does it Relate to Healthcare? Price transparency is exactly what it sounds like: a push for information on the prices of certain healthcare services to be made available to consumers. As healthcare in the … Continue reading →

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Discussion About Prescription Drug Coverage Grows With Awareness of Opioids, Contraceptives, Spiking Prices

Posted on April 14, 2016 by The Boon Group

In the past year, legislators, employers, the media and healthcare consumers have focused on a variety of topics related to prescription drug coverage and use. The opioid epidemic sweeping the country, changes in access to contraceptives and the rising prices of prescription drugs have all contributed to a renewed interest in how insurance plans cover prescription drugs and how health care consumers use them. Continue reading →

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Self-Funding and Reference-Based Pricing: An Overview

Posted on August 12, 2015 by The Boon Group

As health insurance premiums in the U.S. continue to rise, employers are constantly looking for new ways to reduce employee benefit costs. One solution that many employers are adopting is the use of self-funded health insurance and reference-based pricing. In … Continue reading →

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