The DOL’s proposed regulations establish new disclosure and audit requirements for “covered service providers” that enter into contracts or arrangements with self-insured group health plans and reasonably expect to receive $1,000 or more in compensation in connection with providing pharmacy benefit management services or providing advice, recommendations, or referrals regarding the provision of such services.
Continue reading Proposed PBM Fee Disclosure Regulations – A Major GamechangerDay: February 18, 2026
Generic Drug Pricing: What’s Below The Surface
By Ginny Crisp
Generic drugs cost pennies to make. So why does your plan sometimes pay dollars?
Continue reading Generic Drug Pricing: What’s Below The SurfaceICHRA – Medicare: Here’s A Plan You’ve Never Heard Of Until Now
By Marcus Greene – Founder, Saidi Health
After 15+ years in this industry, I’ve learned something important: most of the biggest opportunities in insurance don’t come from new products — they come from fixing problems employers didn’t even know they had.
Continue reading ICHRA – Medicare: Here’s A Plan You’ve Never Heard Of Until NowRound Rock ISD Opens New Employee Health Clinic To Combat Rising Insurance Costs
by: Kevin Baskar Feb 17, 2026 – Article Referred By Brent Evans
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock ISD (RRISD) is opening a new employee health center for the district’s staff and family members amid rising health care costs.
Continue reading Round Rock ISD Opens New Employee Health Clinic To Combat Rising Insurance CostsDrop The Middlemen – Choose Direct
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Continue reading Drop The Middlemen – Choose DirectTRS-ActiveCare: What the February 12, 2026 Board Materials Actually Reveal
“TRS-ActiveCare is not financially self-sustaining and survives only through recurring taxpayer subsidy and ongoing cost shifting to employees.”
Continue reading TRS-ActiveCare: What the February 12, 2026 Board Materials Actually Reveal