Health insurance

In an effort to give employees a more individualized selection, employers may be inadvertently setting them up for failure.

It took a pandemic for America’s army of gig workers to win access to some of the social protections that regular employees enjoy. Now they’re about to lose it again.

Only 9% of adults shop around for the best healthcare prices. Healthcare guidance platform Amino seeks to provide clarity to make more employees aware of the No Surprises Act.

Voluntary benefits have emerged as a way to combat rising deductibles and put dollars back into consumers’ pockets.

Directed network and purchasing choice solutions will provide employees with a great network, pricing that is upfront and transparent, and lower costs for going to higher quality providers.

A growing number of insurers are quietly ending those fee waivers for COVID treatment on some or all policies.

Supplemental health benefits can be a key component to employee wellness.

“Hospital insurance has become a mainstream solution in recent years,” says Katy Whittle, product manager at Unum.

The current layoff situation and legislative action to extend periods and deadlines associated with COBRA means that people who would not have considered electing COBRA prior to COVID-19 may choose to do so soon, and in record numbers.

Employees often don’t take advantage of supplemental insurance because of the difficulty of the claims process.