Are medical captives the answer to data transparency?
Proponents say the alternative approach to healthcare levels the playing field for mid-market employers.
Healthcare benefits
2016 in review: The year in employer-based healthcare
The Affordable Care Act, the new HHS head, drug costs and exchanges all had a big impact on employers in 2016. The debates are far from over for the coming year.
Benefits Think How to stay ahead of the ACA in 2017
Before Obamacare is repealed or replaced, benefit advisers must be aware of the rules that are still in place, advises Jenny Riley of Hodges-Mace.
Jenny Riley
Hodges-Mace
Benefits Think The impact of long‐term care costs on retirement wealth
When helping people plan their post-employment lives, make sure they see the full picture of healthcare costs, says adviser Steven A. Plewes.
Steven A. Plewes
Advisors Financial Group
The top 10 employee benefit stories of 2016
From expected changes to the ACA, to the embrace of wellness programs to the launch of new private exchanges, it’s been a busy 12 months.
Benefits Think Engaging high-performance healthcare solutions
From drug management and reference-based reimbursement to worksite primary care clinics, employers are pursuing new approaches that deliver strong health outcome returns and savings.
Brian Klepper
Worksite Health Advisors
The 10 must-read lists of 2016
Employers in 2016 were eager to learn ways to boost wellness program engagement and how the election cycle would play out in the benefit industry. Over the course of the year, these were some of the most popular slideshows compiled at EBN.
Benefits Think Pharmacy benefits: Super-sized, minimized or right-sized?
Expert Jennifer Graff explores the issues employers should consider when making decisions about pharmacy benefit design.
Jennifer Graff
National Pharmaceutical Council
Millennials, men want in-person benefit conversations
Personalized technology options can offset the demand for face-to-face interactions, new research finds.
Benefits Think Pharmacy benefits: Super-sized, minimized or right-sized?
Expert Jennifer Graff explores the issues employers should consider when making decisions about pharmacy benefit design.
Jennifer Graff
National Pharmaceutical Council
The year in commentary: Broker commission losses and the future of healthcare
EBA bloggers spent 2016 discussing major changes to employee benefits, including what can be done to stem costs and save adviser salaries.
Benefits Think How to better engage millennials in employee benefits
Employers need to be deliberate about what information they send, how they delivered it and provide a reasons why younger workers should care.
Britta Meyer
WageWorks
Benefits Think EAPs correlate to positive workplace outcomes
Benchmarking tool in a new study demonstrates reduced workplace distress, increased engagement in ways not previously measured.
Dave Sharar
Chestnut Global Partners
EBN’s top 10 blogs of 2016
With an ever-changing benefits landscape, having an inside look from industry experts is crucial to best strategize how to tackle any oncoming challenges. Over the course of the year, these were some of the top blog contributions received at EBN.
Benefits Think How to help clients get smart about cost containment
Strategic use of data is the next frontier for savvy advisers to more accurately zero in on how employers can best spend healthcare benefit dollars, says Businessolver’s Rae Shanahan.
Rae Shanahan
Businessolver
Benefits Think How to better engage millennials in employee benefits
Employers need to be deliberate about what information they send, how they delivered it and provide a reasons why younger workers should care.
Britta Meyer
WageWorks
Benefits Think Employees want comprehensive ancillary benefits
NADP research shows that 75% of employees feel having dental coverage is very important
Jeff Kolesar
Renaissance Dental
Benefits Think Why healthcare literacy needs to be a priority now more than ever
While employers wait around for impending ACA changes, they would be well-served to provide robust education to employees around benefits basics.
Kim Buckey
DirectPath
The year in employer-based healthcare: ACA uncertainty and cost-stemming efforts
Employers weighed on the future of the Affordable Care Act, the new HHS head, drug costs and exchanges in 2016. The debates are far from over for the coming year
Employer mandate is leading concern of bosses in 2017
When looking at the new administration and their plans for ACA, business owners will be considering their role in the new political landscape.
