Anthem, Aetna sued by U.S. seeking to block insurer mergers
U.S. antitrust enforcers roundly rejected a pair of proposed deals that would consolidate the nation’s five biggest health insurers into three.
Health insurance
Starbucks moving employees to private exchange
Baristas will soon have as much choice in their healthcare as customers do their beverages.
UnitedHealth beats estimates on Optum as ACA losses mount
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, driven by growth at its Optum technology and consulting unit.
Benefits Think 4 marketing strategies for a successful open enrollment
A client’s campaign should include specific goals that carefully consider employee demographic factors and messaging that is accessible year-round.
Britta Meyer
WageWorks
Vision apps raise concerns within the medical community
Are employees substituting professional diagnoses for quicker and cheaper results at the risk of their health?
Benefits Think 4 marketing strategies for a successful open enrollment
An employer’s marketing campaign should include specific goals that carefully consider employee demographic factors and messaging that is accessible year-round.
Britta Meyer
WageWorks
Retirement Scan: 7 Medicare facts employees should know
Even people who have not earned 40 work credits can still sign up for the program but will have to pay a premium for hospital coverage.
Retirement Scan: 7 Medicare facts employees should know
Even people who have not earned 40 work credits can still sign up for the program but will have to pay a premium for hospital coverage.
The ACA notwithstanding, employer spending on health insurance per employee is dropping
Even as eligibility rates rise, limited workforce participation and smaller premium increases have kept the employer health benefits landscape stable.
Q&A: Cracking the code on health benefit costs
hCentive’s CEO Sanjay Singh discusses his own frustrations as an employer and how multi-carrier benefit platforms can help mitigate rising costs and limited healthplan options.
As healthcare costs continue to rise, employees shoulder the burden
Employers are lowering their own premiums through coinsurance and high deductibles. But efforts to help workers control their spending through smarter healthcare decisions have met with less success.
Benefits Think Has the single-payer era arrived?
With the market condensing to a few big carriers, such as Anthem, adviser Vinnie Daboul predicts the health insurance system is entering a new phase.
Vinnie Daboul
Sage Benefit Advisers
Benefits Think The unintended consequences of spousal exclusions
Some policies may create economic incentives for employees’ partners to stay out of the workforce, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think How to revamp your talent acquisition strategy to attract millennials
Fair wages and health benefits are a given, but many companies are looking to expand these offerings by giving employees more freedom to choose when and how they get their work done.
Steffen Maier
impraise
Benefits Think The unintended consequences of spousal exclusions
There are situations where the policies may create economic incentives for employees’ spouses to stay out of the workforce, says Zack Pace of consulting firm CBIZ.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think How to revamp your talent acquisition strategy to attract millennials
Fair wages and health benefits are a given, but many companies are looking to expand these offerings by giving employees more freedom to choose when and how they get their work done.
Steffen Maier
impraise
Core benefits more important to employee engagement than other perks
Health insurance and paid time off contribute more to workers’ feelings of satisfaction than recognition and wellness programs, suggests new research.
Benefits Think Has the single-payer era arrived?
With the market condensing to a few big carriers, such as Anthem, adviser Vinnie Daboul predicts the health insurance system is entering a new phase.
Vinnie Daboul
Sage Benefit Advisers
Millennials feel uninformed on health insurance options
More than a third of young adults aren’t aware of available choices, yet more than half have been diagnosed with a chronic illness, says Transamerica research.
Millennials feel uninformed on health insurance options
More than a third aren’t aware of available choices, yet more than half have been diagnosed with a chronic illness, according to Transamerica research.
