UHC unveils Benefit Assist to speed up critical medical claims
Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.
Healthcare benefits
Benefits Think Certified PAs form primary care bonds with millennial employees
Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.
Dawn Morton-Rias
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
Benefits Think Mind the gap: How the generations view healthcare
Setting up a medical coverage plan requires knowing your employees and understanding what drives their thinking.
Brenda Yang
Rally Health
Taking the financial pain out of musculoskeletal claims
An estimated 126.6 million Americans suffer chronic physical pain, yet 35% of surgeries are not necessary leading to billions of employer dollars going to waste.
Benefits Think 3 things employers need to know about Congress’ effort to expand HSAs
The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.
Tracy Watts
Mercer
Benefits Think What the ACA means for today’s employers
Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has companies grappling with new business strategies and tactics.
Benefits Think Mind the gap: How the generations view healthcare
Setting up a medical coverage plan requires knowing your clients and what drives their thinking.
Brenda Yang
Rally Health
Steel Dynamics cuts healthcare expenses with data transparency tool
The domestic steel producer saw savings of $870,000 after it initiated Castlight’s health navigation platform.
Tackling health costs one employee, one tactic at a time
Self-funding consultant Bill Geraci of MAGIC employs a range of plan management strategies designed to drive down expense and improve healthcare.
Benefits Think 3 things employers need to know about Congress’ effort to expand HSAs
The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.
Tracy Watts
Mercer
Benefits Think What the ACA means for today’s advisers and employers
Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has advisers grappling with new business strategies and tactics.
Steel Dynamics cuts healthcare expenses with data transparency tool
The domestic steel producer saw savings of $870,000 after it initiated Castlight’s health navigation platform.
Benefits Think Certified PAs form primary care bonds with millennial employees
Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.
Dawn Morton-Rias
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
Taking the financial pain out of musculoskeletal claims
An estimated 126.6 million Americans suffer chronic physical pain, yet 35% of surgeries are not necessary leading to billions of employer dollars going to waste.
House passes bills expanding health savings accounts
The measures would increase plan design flexibility for high-deductible plans and could have a large impact on employee enrollment if they become law.
Are you the next Benefits Professional of the Year? Nomination deadline is today
Employee Benefit News’ annual Benny Awards recognize professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the employee benefits/human resources field.
Battling Rx price increases: How to cut pharmacy costs in half
Pharmacy benefit manager rebates and third-party revenues are killing employers’ prescription drug plans. Here’s what companies should do about it.
Health insurance startups bet it’s time for a ’90s revival
Nineties throwbacks have swept through music, TV and fashion. Some startups want to bring a bit of that vintage feel to workplace health insurance plans.
