Employers install worksite kiosks in latest telemedicine push
The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.
Healthcare benefits
Benefits Think Is the health insurance balloon about to pop?
Brokers are trying to help employers control costs, but are seeing little success, says HR Technology Advisors’ Joe Markland.
Joe Markland
Nfor1
Benefits Think New workforce health analytics tools zero in on unnecessary healthcare costs
By quickly collecting and presenting employee health data, these custom risk engines provide dynamic insights into your employee population with just a few clicks.
Neil Godbey
Advanced Plan for Health
Benefits Think 8 ways to make the most of a self-funded health plan
Depending on factors like demographics, geography, environment, and heredity, the healthcare-needs profile of an employee base can vary widely, even between companies in the same industry, says AdminaHealth’s Arthur Jonokuchi.
Arthur Jonokuchi
AdminaHealth LLC
Benefits Think Majority of workers cannot define copay, deductible
The healthcare industry is focused on utilization prediction and cost transparency tools, but something quite basic is missing: Teaching people basic terms that they need to know to make informed decisions, says Airbo’s Vlad Gyster.
Vlad Gyster
Airbo
Benefits Think 8 ways to make the most of a self-funded health plan
Depending on factors like demographics, geography, environment, and heredity, the healthcare-needs profile of an employee base can vary widely, even between companies in the same industry, says AdminaHealth’s Arthur Jonokuchi.
Arthur Jonokuchi
AdminaHealth LLC
Workers ill-prepared for healthcare-related financial obligations
Employees are unsure of how to choose benefits and save for medical expenses, according to Alegeus research.
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
Workers underprepared for financial healthcare responsibilities
Advisers can help employees who, an Alegeus report shows, are unsure of how to choose benefits and save for expenses.
Medical cost trend seen to be stabilizing
One reason for the shift includes more plan sponsors implementing high-performance networks with more limited provider choices, according to PwC’s Health Research Institute.
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
Employers taking ‘step back’ from wellness programs
Employer adoption of wellness programs has seen a dramatic jump in the last 20 years, but new research from the Society for Human Resource Management suggests plan sponsors are starting to re-evaluate their programs.
Telecommuting, bonuses, professional development on the rise
The Society for Human Resource Management launches its annual conference with a look at how employee benefits have changed over the past 20 years.
Benefits Think Why employers should ditch ‘biggest loser’ contests
A multiple-choice health benefit trivia contest is a much better way to educate and engage employees, according to Quizzify’s Al Lewis.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
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
Telecommuting, bonuses, professional development on the rise
The Society for Human Resource Management launches its annual conference with a look at how employee benefits have changed over the past 20 years.
Benefits Think Why employers should ditch ‘biggest loser’ contests
A multiple-choice health benefit trivia contest is a much better way to educate and engage employees, according to Quizzify’s Al Lewis.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
Benefits Think 3 ways analytics can help employers control healthcare costs
Data platforms can give plan sponsors critical information at a glance, according to Geneia’s Mark Caron.
Mark A. Caron
Geneia
How data science can help employers build better benefit plans
The approach enables plan sponsors to spot utilization trends and the effects certain programs have on retention, according to ADP’s Marc Rind.
