Benefits Think

Quality, scope of services should be prime considerations for employers looking to open worksite clinics.

An RFP, along with fee negotiation and benchmarking exercises can often result in significant annual savings for plan participants, according to USI Consulting Group’s Mark Sarlo.

Integrating telemedicine with voluntary benefits can mean substantial savings for employers and significant opportunities for brokers.

In another ACA irony, carriers seek to discourage sales of money losing policies by denying consumers the professional advice they need, says NAHU president Don Goldmann.

A growing problem, the parents of high-needs kids struggle with greater anxiety, healthcare costs and disengagement at work.

Employers are increasingly discovering that poor benefits enrollment decisions on the part of workers can actually undermine organizational efforts to control plan costs.

With an emphasis on pounds lost, rather than healthy, sustainable behavior change, traditional programs can leave employees feeling discouraged and disengaged.

Getting more out of the prescription drug plan and telemedicine are cost-saving avenues for plan sponsors to explore, says Corporate Synergies’ Bruce Barr.

Quality, confidentiality and scope of services are prime considerations for employers looking to implement clinics on or near their worksites.

There are a number of successful methods to use to convince a client’s staff of the value of these offerings, says benefit expert Tyson Funk.