Average deductible in employer healthcare plan hits nearly $1,500
Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.
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Benefits Think As AHPs go live, health insurance exchanges roll on
Brokers with access to these exchanges remain in a strong position to offer small group clients benefit plan designs that meet a variety of employee needs.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Cigna starts $250 million venture fund to make healthcare bets
Cigna is launching a venture fund to invest in healthcare startups.
How the best banks to work for get healthcare right
From on-site clinics to 24-hour access to doctors, many of the leading financial institutions provide unique health benefits to employees.
Benefits Think Here’s how HR pros can breeze through open enrollment
Word to the wise: The benefits coverage event is made easier when employers plan for it throughout the year.
Harrison Newman
Corporate Synergies
Fewer Americans without health plans since Obamacare debut
The number of uninsured declined to 28.3 million in the first quarter, down from 29.3 million last year.
Top 10 causes of disability
A decade-long review of disability claims from carrier Unum reflects effects of aging workforce, early intervention.
UnitedHealthcare to expand pediatric eye care benefit
The insurer will cover a second annual eye exam and a new pair of glasses for children under the age of 13 at no additional premium.
UnitedHealthcare to expand pediatric eye care benefit
The insurer will cover a second annual eye exam and a new pair of glasses for children under the age of 13 at no additional premium.
Benefits Think Benefits to attract and retain women in the workplace: Going beyond the obvious
Sure, female employees want perks like childcare options, but they also want preventive health benefits and career development opportunities.
Matthew Michela
lifeIMAGE
Benefits Think Benefits to attract and retain women in the workplace: Going beyond the obvious
Sure, female employees want perks like childcare options, but they also want preventive health benefits and career development opportunities.
Matthew Michela
lifeIMAGE
11 benefits that tempt workers to leave
Employees say they are likely to move to a new employer for perks such as flexible schedules, bonuses and paid leave.
Priced out of health coverage, some Americans rig own safety net
A growing number of Americans are rigging their own medical safety nets, frustrated by the high costs and opaque pricing.
Benefits Think Seeing beyond size in vision care networks
Two provider networks may be equal in a size but with little overlap. This makes the selection of the best network with the lowest overall cost a better strategic choice.
Carl Moroff
National Vision Administrators
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.
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 HSA opportunity clients miss
The right health insurance is all that’s needed to use this triple-tax advantaged savings account.
Ending the myth of ‘the claims are the claims’
USI’s Jim McCauley is promoting cost containment strategies such as reference-based pricing to skeptical clients who have dealt with decades of rising healthcare expenses.
UHC unveils Benefit Assist to speed up critical medical claims
Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.
