Get the party started: Platform administers workplace events
Espresa aims to boost employee participation, engagement, satisfaction and ROI en route to raising the bar on talent management.
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Bruce Shutan
Bruce Shutan
Contributing writer
Software promotes intuitive shopping at enrollment
Latest Ultimate Software tool features filtering preferences and educational content alongside simpler benefits admin.
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Bruce Shutan
Cigna takes hopeful step to curb opioid use
The insurer’s 25% reduction in painkiller scripts nearly a year ahead of schedule sets new tone for managing national epidemic, catches large brokerage’s attention.
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Bruce Shutan
Cigna takes hopeful step to curb opioid use
The insurer’s 25% reduction in painkiller scripts nearly a year ahead of schedule sets new tone for managing national epidemic, catches large brokerage’s attention.
By
Bruce Shutan
Why more brokers are mulling soft perks
Connecting employer clients with unusual or onsite offerings along the nontraditional benefits path serve as a differentiator and burnish client relations.
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Bruce Shutan
Advisers find LTC products are falling short of market needs
Employees and others are ill-prepared to meet their long-term care expenses. But government regulations and insurer indifference are exacerbating the problem.
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Bruce Shutan
Hyperbolic reactions to Amazon’s healthcare venture level off
But many advisers remain optimistic that the three-way partnership will succeed at restructuring healthcare costs.
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Bruce Shutan
HCM platform provider Ceridian draws nods from advisers
The vendor’s Dayforce timekeeping features are said to be well suited to clients with an hourly workforce.
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Bruce Shutan
Younger employees are becoming savvier about HSAs
Participation among millennials has soared to 76%, according to Benefitfocus.
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Bruce Shutan
Employees are getting smarter about healthcare spending choices
But a recent study finds that despite rising engagement levels making smart healthcare purchase decisions is still a struggle.
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Bruce Shutan
Taking a quarterly approach to benefits enrollment
For advisers, these best practices can help their clients maximize employee engagement.
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Bruce Shutan
Younger employees are becoming savvier about HSAs
Participation rates are way up, presenting advisers with new opportunities.
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Bruce Shutan
Is HSA growth rate stuck in neutral?
EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.
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Bruce Shutan
Is HSA growth rate stuck in neutral?
EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.
By
Bruce Shutan
Se Habla Español at Arrow Benefits Group
The northern California benefit adviser rolls out a Spanish language division to better serve its clients workforce.
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Bruce Shutan
CVS e-prescription program aims to help employees pay less for medications
By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.
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Bruce Shutan
CVS e-prescription program aims to help employees pay less for medications
By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.
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Bruce Shutan
Will this hospital partnership bend Rx cost curve?
Three hundred large hospital systems are teaming up to control rising drug costs. But even their firepower might not be enough.
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Bruce Shutan
New integration software melds clients with advisers
Web-based tools yield positives by adding robust benefits features to cost-effective HCM systems.
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Bruce Shutan
How one tech-savvy broker improved workflow
After noticing shared pain points across the brokerage community, Alecia Nash was inspired to design and develop a better office workflow solution.
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Bruce Shutan