Top healthcare trends to watch in 2018
The National Business Group on Health identifies nine topics that will effect employer sponsored health coverage over the course of the year.
Healthcare benefits
Employees increasingly excited about soft perks and company-culture benefits
The growing popularity of perquisites like flexible work schedules, professional development and student loan repayments is catching adviser’s attention.
Benefits Think How should advisers help small business clients control their prescription med costs?
Soaring drug prices are hammering smaller employers. Here are three ways benefit brokers can help.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Benefits Think Finding the ‘just right’ insurance coverage fit
Depending on the size of their workforce, employers don’t want to choose options that are too large or too small.
Harrison Newman
Corporate Synergies
Employees increasingly excited about soft perks and company-culture benefits
The growing popularity of perquisites like flexible work schedules, professional development and student loan repayments is catching adviser’s attention.
Benefits Think Protecting employee health information
Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.
Kelly Riggs
Ogletree Deakins
Benefits Think Finding the ‘just right’ insurance coverage fit
Depending on the size of their workforce, employers don’t want to choose options that are too large or too small.
Harrison Newman
Corporate Synergies
Tax reform, tight labor market bust open the lid on benefits
CVS Health, Estée Lauder Companies and Lowe’s are among hundreds of companies adding enhanced perks to address the growing concerns of today’s workforce.
Benefits boom: 10 employers with new, innovative employee offerings
Spurred by tax reform savings and a tight labor market, AutoNation, Chipotle, Lowe’s and Hostess are among the companies that have enhanced perks.
Benefits Think Six best practices for encouraging consumer-driven health plan enrollments
When rolled out correctly, CDH plans can be a win-win-win for advisers, their clients and their clients’ employees.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
Benefits Think Using analytics to rationalize healthcare spending
Employers are pressed to reduce their health benefits spend while improving outcomes, but these tools can help.
David Hom
SCIO Health Analytics
The LTC insurance conundrum: Slumping sales, but no shortage of demand
While the carriers back away from offering long-term care policies, advisers see abundant opportunities.
IBI: Employer alliances vital to reduce healthcare costs
Chris McSwain sounds off on the Integrated Benefits Institute’s new initiatives, and why firms need to come together and connect to help solve medical challenges.
Benefits Think Encouraging employee engagement with health benefits
Several factors contribute to workers’ failure to use the perks available to them, but employers can help with predictive and preventive approaches.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think Using analytics to rationalize healthcare spending
Advisers are pressed to help clients reduce their health benefits spend while improving outcomes. These tools can help.
David Hom
SCIO Health Analytics
Benefits Think Male contraceptive laws may create problems for HSAs
Employer clients with high-deductible health plans could be snared by recent legislation in Illinois, Maryland and Oregon.
Kristine Bingman
Ogletree Deakins
Benefits Think Encouraging employee engagement with health benefits
Several factors contribute to workers’ failure to use the perks available to them, but employers can help with predictive and preventive approaches.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
After non-emergency surgeries benefit, Topgolf sees ROI
The sports bar and driving range venue implemented SurgeryPlus once it moved to a self-insured health plan and saw a 2.57% return on investment.
11 benefits workers want
Employees say they are likely to move to a new employer for perks such as flexible schedules, bonuses and paid leave.
Tax reform, tight labor market bust open the lid on benefits
CVS Health, Estée Lauder Companies and Lowe’s are among hundreds of companies adding enhanced perks to address the growing concerns of today’s workforce.
