Benefits Think Using comprehensive disability coverage to rein in benefit costs
Employers should consider these programs to help control medical expenses while maintaining employee coverage levels.
Jung Ryu
The Standard
Health insurance
Benefits Think Reference-based pricing: Is it right for you?
Employers should consider a number of major factors, including stop-loss coverage and reimbursement models, before making the move.
Robert Townsend
Corporate Synergies
Is HSA growth rate stuck in neutral?
EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.
As high deductible plan popularity rise so do premiums
A new report by Benefitfocus shows differences in healthcare cost across the U.S. and how HDHP participation continues to increase yet out-of-pocket cost continues to rise as well.
Predictive modeling: Employers’ new defense against kidney disease costs
Faced with surging costs for the chronic condition, some companies are turning to provider Advanced Plan for Health, which helps firms identify hidden medical expenses.
Benefits Think Group captives: A cost-effective alternative to traditional health insurance
For small to midsize employers, these vehicles provide numerous advantages previously only available to larger enterprises.
Robert Carrington
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants
CVS e-prescription program aims to help employees pay less for medications
By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.
Predictive modeling: Employers’ new defense against kidney disease costs
Faced with surging costs for the chronic condition, some companies are turning to provider Advanced Plan for Health, which helps firms identify hidden medical expenses.
Benefits Think Using comprehensive disability coverage to rein in benefit costs
Advisers should consider these programs to help employer clients control medical expenses while maintaining employee coverage levels.
Jung Ryu
The Standard
Will this hospital partnership bend Rx cost curve?
Three hundred large hospital systems are teaming up to control rising drug costs. But even their firepower might not be enough.
How a Walmart-Humana deal could shake up the benefits industry
A rumored acquisition could give the nation’s largest employer control of healthcare for its 1.5 million U.S. employees, drive down costs and increase the number of employers looking to disrupt the industry.
Benefits Think 3 ways to boost HSA participation
Making tweaks to your health savings account communications strategy can increase employee enrollment and contributions.
Helen Calvin
Jellyvision
Benefits Think 3 ways to boost HSA participation
Making tweaks to your health savings account communications strategy can increase employee enrollment and contributions.
Helen Calvin
Jellyvision
Benefits Think The next onsite health benefit could be chiropractic care
Addressing musculoskeletal disorders could cut presenteeism and other medical costs in large and small workplaces.
Sherry McAllister
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
How a Walmart-Humana deal could shake up the benefits industry
A rumored acquisition could give the nation’s largest employer control of healthcare for its 1.5 million U.S. employees, drive down costs and increase the number of employers looking to disrupt the industry.
Benefits Think Helping a client’s employees get full value from their HSA accounts
These vehicles are already popular, but advisers can help encourage even greater participation and savings.
Josh Collins
NueSynergy
Benefits Think The next onsite health benefit could be chiropractic care
Addressing musculoskeletal disorders could cut presenteeism and other medical costs in large and small workplaces.
Sherry McAllister
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
Will this hospital partnership bend Rx cost curve?
Three hundred large hospital systems are teaming up to control rising drug costs. But even their firepower might not be enough.
Colonial Life to offer dental, vision benefits
The South Carolina-based insurance company is adding the new plans to round out its portfolio of worksite voluntary products.
Top 25 group carriers
Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, lists the top 25 large-group health insurance carriers in the United States.
