Finding health insurance before Medicare
Employees are advised to start looking for coverage in the marketplace, which will be open for 2019 enrollment from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
Health insurance
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.
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
Benefits Think How to redesign a group dental plan
Here’s why it’s important: When it comes to benefit plan cost management, pennies make nickels and nickels make quarters.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
House passes bills expanding health savings accounts
The measures would increase plan design flexibility for high-deductible plans and could have a large impact on employee enrollment if they become law.
Benefits Think How to redesign a group dental plan
Here’s why it’s important: When it comes to benefit plan cost management, pennies make nickels and nickels make quarters.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Benefits, services help insurers stand out in a crowded field
What should group insurers look for when considering exciting new supplemental offerings to provide?
Jim Rathburn
RGA U.S. Group Reinsurance
Health insurance startups bet it’s time for a ’90s revival
Nineties throwbacks have swept through music, TV and fashion. Some startups want to bring a bit of that vintage feel to workplace health insurance plans.
Obamacare fix said to be prepared after risk payments halted
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in the ACA.
15 employee benefits on the rise
More employers are embracing wellness and work-life balance perks for employees, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual benefits survey.
Benefits Think Reference-based pricing is gaining momentum — here’s why
The model is becoming increasingly popular as more employers consider the move to correct cost transparency issues as they transition from fully-insured to self-funded insurance plans.
John Kern
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think Reference-based pricing is gaining momentum — here’s why
The model is becoming increasingly popular as more employers consider the move to correct cost transparency issues as they transition from fully-insured to self-funded insurance plans.
John Kern
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think How to avoid benefits missteps after a foreign acquisition
For a U.S. employer that is bought by an international company, taking the time to avoid disruption with payroll, retirement and healthcare benefits is vital to keeping employees happy and engaged.
Joe Rankin
EKS&H
Part-time workers may be the key to ACA exchange rebirth
In an effort to bring insurance carriers back to ACA exchanges, the U.S. government is increasing funding to insurers, which could spur brokers to recommend the exchanges to clients.
Benefits Think How to avoid benefits missteps after a foreign acquisition
For a U.S. employer that is bought by an international company, taking the time to avoid disruption with payroll, retirement and healthcare benefits is vital to keeping employees happy and engaged.
Joe Rankin
EKS&H
U.S. freezes payments to ACA insurers with sicker patients
The move by CMS may affect publicly traded insurers that have stuck with the ACA.
Amazon’s PillPack deal puts PBMs, advisers on notice
With employers and employees going directly to the source for their specialty drug needs, pharmacy benefit managers and brokers will need to adapt quickly to a new healthcare landscape.
Benefits Think One sure-fire way to engage employees in voluntary benefits
Storytelling can help employers give workers a better understanding of how the perks can improve their financial wellbeing.
Rob Grubka
Voya Financial
Benefits Think Best practices for navigating premium increases for small group employers
Benefit brokers who are proactive and address near-certain cost hikes will become valuable client counselors.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators