The Phia Group Blog

By: Brady Bizarro, Esq. As the self-insurance industry braces for potential changes under President Trump’s administration, one issue looms large: impending tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs. These proposed tariffs, aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing, could ripple through the healthcare ecosystem, affecting…

By: David Ostrowsky For over a quarter century, The Phia Group has championed a broad spectrum of cost containment initiatives to empower health plans and ultimately, their respective participants. The Phia Group believes that its latest endeavor—Care Empowered Pricing (CEP)—may…

By: Nicholas Bonds, Esq. The second Trump administration has not been shy about taking steps to shake up U.S. health policy. There has been a flurry of executive orders on a range of healthcare topics, including stepping up enforcement of…

By: Bryan M. Dunton, Esq. Unknown to many of us, celebrities suffer from mental health and substance use disorders just like anyone else. Recently, country music megastar Luke Combs openly discussed his struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Combs hopes…

By: Kate MacDonald Chances are that cancer has touched the lives of nearly every American. Maybe it’s a suspicious mole that turns out to be a carcinoma, an old high school friend’s social media post raising awareness of the need…

By: David Ostrowsky A preferred provider organization, known colloquially as a “PPO,” is a network of contracted – or preferred – providers who offer care at a minimal out-of-pocket cost compared to rates offered by out-of-network providers. A PPO plan…