Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
Economy
Benefits Think Containing costs comes at a price — a narrow network could be the answer
Employers are now shifting from developing the plans just to reduce costs to using them as a way to provide value-based healthcare.
Travis Turner
Corporate Synergies
Alphabet makes a $375 million bet on Obamacare startup Oscar
Oscar plans to use the funds to help fuel its entrance into the lucrative market for privately administered health-insurance plans for seniors.
More employees opt for high-deductible health plans over traditional plans
Almost one in five adults selected a HDHP with an HSA in 2017, up from just 4% a decade ago.
Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
Benefits Think How to help clients create association health plans
Offering coverage through an AHP can produce savings but the group or sole proprietor will first have to join or form an association.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
This is the single best way divorced women can secure a successful retirement
Divorced women are more financially prepared for retirement than their single, never-married counterparts because they are more likely to secure their marital home after the separation.
Lawmakers take aim to end taxing of benefits for nonprofits
Senators Lankford and Cruz proposed bills to repeal language in the Internal Revenue Code, but will this save nonprofits from taxes or open them up to more complex reporting processes?
Amazon plans to open health clinics for Seattle employees: report
The retail giant reportedly will join a growing number of employers offering workers onsite care.
Lawmakers take aim to end taxing of benefits for nonprofits
Senators Lankford and Cruz proposed bills to repeal language in the Internal Revenue Code, but will this save nonprofits from taxes or open them up to more complex reporting processes?
GM contracts with health system for direct-to-employer option
The automaker joins the growing list of employers partnering directly with health systems to provide healthcare for their employees.
Benefits Think What Atul Gawande can learn from the nation’s leading employers
The CEO of the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan venture should focus on eliminating unnecessary care and helping employees find top quality providers.
Sue Lewis
ConsumerMedical
Amazon plans to open health clinics for Seattle employees: report
The retail giant reportedly will join a growing number of employers offering workers onsite care.
Benefits Think Trump Administration allows for longer ‘short-term’ healthcare policies
The final rule expands the coverage length of limited duration insurance under the Affordable Care Act — but it does not comply with coverage requirements.
Jordan Grushkin
Sheppard Mullin
Benefits Think What Atul Gawande can learn from the nation’s leading employers
One of Dr. Gawande’s key strategies to reduce healthcare costs is to reduce waste in the system — not on the supply side, but on the demand side.
Sue Lewis
ConsumerMedical
Frustrated with rising healthcare costs, employers get creative in care delivery
From direct contracting to virtual care, a growing number of companies are shaking up how healthcare and wellness solutions are delivered to employees.
CVS-Aetna deal said to dodge antitrust hurdle that AT&T faced
The pharmacy company has dodged one hurdle, as antitrust enforcers don’t see competitive problems stemming from uniting companies that operate at different levels of a supply chain.
Benefits Think How employers can manage the skyrocketing cost of specialty drugs
Custom pharmacy network design, site of care choice and employee education should all be a part of companies’ strategies.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
The battle to end the Cadillac tax
In an effort to finally repeal the Affordable Care Act’s high-cost plan penalty, a coalition of more than 50 businesses have joined together to fight its 2022 enforcement date.
Young advisors want this benefit, but are RIAs ready to offer it?
“The industry has not done any favors to young advisors,” says independent advisor Douglas Boneparth.
