Telehealth continues to be one of the fastest-growing trends in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The telehealth market proved vital by expanding access to care, decreasing disease exposure, and reducing patient demand on facilities throughout 2020. But just how much has telehealth grown over the last two years?…
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Employee financial health benefits are becoming more and more critical in the lives of employees and their families and have a significant financial and administrative influence on a company. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of businesses operate in a world where a well-educated workforce demands a complete benefits…
While the industry ponders what comes next for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), many are taking steps now to ensure their strategies are future-proof. Regardless of their partisan affiliations, there’s something most of the major players in Washington seem to agree on right now: prescription medication costs are too high. The U.S….
Pharmaceutical companies must embrace new technology and place a larger emphasis on prevention and digital health in the coming years. Although the pharmaceutical market is worth 1.2 trillion dollars, it faces several problems, ranging from ethical to financial that can’t be understated. They may profit from the digital revolution…
Funded by workers’ contributions into a trust fund, Washington state’s WA Cares Fund is the first of its kind in the nation to provide a public long-term care policy for state residents, to protect them against the financial and social risks of needing LTC care and to protect the…
There’s no denying it: COVID-19 has disrupted the world of employment for years to come. According to various organizations, there were already over 250 million home-based jobs (not including domestic or care workers) before the pandemic. But now that one out of every three employees in North America and…