Enrollment

Plan design: The first step on the road to open enrollment success

By Richard Stolz

Published November 28, 2016 11:48 AM EST Updated November 28, 2016 4:27 PM EST 4 Min Read

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Maximize transparency with health plans. The easier it is for employees to understand what they’re paying for the better.

Keep covered health benefits consistent between plans. This ensures the risk of adverse selection is minimized — employees needing a service covered in only one of multiple health plans won’t all enroll in that plan.

Richard Stolz

Principal, Stolz Communications

Richard Stolz is a freelance writer based in Rockville, Md.

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