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Kimberly Lankford: 5 Ways Your Health Insurance Plan May Change in 2016
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 11:23
- Higher premiums - Large employers expect their health care costs to increase by about 5% for 2016 – the same size increase they expected in 2014 and 2015
- More high-deductible health plans - 83% of large employers plan to offer a consumer-directed health insurance plan in 2016
- Restrictions on expensive drugs - Employers identified the cost of specialty drugs as one of the major causes for health care cost increases
- New telemedicine options - Nearly three-quarters of the employers will offer telemedicine, which provides virtual visits with a doctor, as an option
- Cash for wellness programs - Employers continue to focus on plans to improve your health, which they hope will ultimately help lower their medical expenses
Source: Kiplinger
Source URL: http://www.kiplinger.com/article/insurance/T027-C001-S003-wa...
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