Virtual healthcare gains broader acceptance
The usage of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.
Healthcare benefits
Benefits Think Taming Rx drug costs could save employers big money
Excessive and expensive treatment is at the core of the healthcare cost crisis, says Brian Klepper.
Brian Klepper
Worksite Health Advisors
Benefits Think A simple approach to eliminating ACA shared responsibility penalty risks
Offering a plan that meets the minimum value standard and the federal poverty line safe harbor to everyone working 30 hours or more would eliminate the headaches associated with the employer mandate. So why aren’t more employers doing it?
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Excessive treatment and cost at core of U.S. healthcare crisis
Other countries and some innovative firms here consistently deliver equal or better quality care at dramatically lower cost, betraying the idea that conventional U.S. healthcare is superior or even appropriate.
Brian Klepper
Worksite Health Advisors
Benefits Think Helping self-insured employers meet ACA nutritional counseling requirement
How advisers can assist their clients with the implementation of the required preventative service.
Jason Langheier
Zipongo
Benefits Think How self-insured employers can meet ACA nutritional counseling requirement
An initial consultation with a registered dietitian can cost as much as $200. Multiply this by the growing number of overweight and at-risk Americans, and employers could face a considerable cost increase.
Jason Langheier
Zipongo
Benefits Think Why don’t employees pay more attention to healthcare costs?
Price comparison tools available to the public don’t make it easy enough for workers to make informed decisions.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Top healthcare benefit trends to watch
The number of employers offering a healthy living/incentive program grew in 2015, and is one of several trends to watch as the year 2016 unfolds, analysts say.
Employers report increase of staff being treated for mental health conditions
Workers with serious mental and emotional health concerns are an increasing concern for advisers’ employer clients, new research shows.
More employees being treated for mental health conditions
The number of workers reporting serious mental and emotional health concerns is rising at an alarming rate, according to an analysis of global EAP data.
Benefits Think Why don’t consumers pay more attention to healthcare costs?
They might, if they had better access to pricing information in the decision-making process, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Cancer, critical illness insurance offerings on the rise
As the number of consumer-driven health plans continues to increase, employers are looking to voluntary benefits to help offset potential gaps in coverage.
Benefits Think The big wellness question: To test or not to test?
Employees have more responsibility than ever for both the cost and control of their health, yet they are getting confusing guidance about how frequently they should be assessing their health risk.
Bryce Williams
HealthMine
8 benefit trends to watch for in 2016
From boosting wellness program participation to closing the retirement savings gap and more, consultants at Aon Hewitt reveal eight trends benefit managers should keep an eye out for in 2016.
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Phil Albinus
Effective communication drives DEVA results
Dependent eligibility verification audits are sometimes tough to communicate to employees, but as employers look for financial savings in their health plans, many are contemplating them.
Benefits Think What employers need to tell employees about Forms 1095
Many employees will soon be receiving new forms that are critical to their ability to file their tax returns and to their employers ability to accurately fulfill their own Affordable Care Act reporting requirements.
From tech-fueled rivalries to ACA reporting intricacies: Top blogs of 2015
The Affordable Care Act, new ways to fill the sales pipeline and Zenefits dominated EBAs BeAdvised blog commentary this year. The top 10 most-read blogs of 2015 detail the growing number of ACA regulations and reporting requirements, explain why advisers dont accurately understand the threat behind a tech-focused brokerage and highlight simple-yet-effective ways producers can increase existing client revenue and get prospects to open the door.
Top 10 blogs of 2015
Throughout the year, a number of guest bloggers have provided valuable insights to EBN readers on the complex changes and issues affecting healthcare, retirement and other benefits programs.
Senate votes to repeal most of the ACA despite veto threat
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the core of the Affordable Care Act, bringing Congress closer to sending legislation to President Barack Obama for the first time that would dismantle his signature domestic achievement.
Benefits Think 3 strategies to help reduce employees open-enrollment stress
Healthcare coverage is a significant piece of your employees overall financial package. If your plan doesnt appropriately meet their needs, it can be a source of stress for them throughout the year.