Gisel Carranza helps man the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s in Sacramento, California. Although every now and then, the job feels more like working as a hotline operator for “1-800-I-Hate-Inflation ...

Reference-based pricing entered the conversation a few years ago as a solution and response to unsustainable healthcare price increases, and the model is still gaining traction among self-funded ...

With healthcare costs expected to increase 7 to 8% in 2026, employers are demanding more transparency and effective alternatives to traditional health plans. Reference-based pricing (RBP) has emerged ...

Welcome to Ask an Adviser, EBN’s weekly column in which benefit brokers and advisers answer (anonymous) queries sent in by our readers. Looking for some expert advice? Please submit questions to ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

We analyze a finite-horizon dynamic pricing model in which demand at each period depends on not only the current price but also past prices through reference prices. A unique feature but also a ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--aequum LLC, acting on behalf of 325 self-insured health plans and their participants, announces its webinar developed through collaboration with the Self-Insurance ...

State health care budgets are driven by many costs that are difficult and, in some cases, impossible to predict. For instance, an unexpected economic downturn can lead to massive job losses, thereby ...