Companies move toward self-insurance as healthcare rates increase
Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.
Healthcare benefits
10 top compliance issues for 2017 benefit planning
Employers need to keep pace with the latest developments impacting health plans. Mercer shares what to watch out for in the coming months.
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Benefits Think Why healthcare executives need to embrace social media
The platforms promote trust, break down silos and create better connections, says Regence BlueShield President Don Antonucci.
Don Antonucci
Regence BlueShield
How mental wellness can take aim at sick leave
Physical symptoms hold top priority for employers, but emotional health could be the cause of more absenteeism and lost productivity.
Benefits Think Employers, unions look to direct contracting for health system contracts
Health systems do not want to lose money for better health outcomes, say consultants Brian Klepper and Fred Goldstein.
Brian Klepper
Worksite Health Advisors
Benefits Think Helping advisers understand, address musculoskeletal conditions
No bones about it: Disorders such as arthritis and back pain affect more than half of employees, and are one of the costliest healthcare drivers for clients.
Jon Edwards
Verisk Health
Smart glucose meter, virtual care drive down costs for diabetics
Connected devices, smart cloud tech can help employers manage the disease, says Livongo Health CMO Jennifer Schneider.
Healthcare costs decline, but remain expensive
While increases in medical coverage are slowing, they continue to outpace inflation by a wide margin.
How mental wellness can take aim at sick leave
Physical symptoms hold top priority for employers, but emotional health could be the cause of more absenteeism and lost productivity.
Benefits Think Colorado single-payer plan would quickly implode
There are a lot of people in the U.S. who dream of single-payer health care. And what a dream it is!
Megan McArdle
Bloomberg
Healthcare costs decline, but remain expensive
While increases in medical coverage are slowing, they continue to outpace inflation by a wide margin.
Employers scramble over skyrocketing specialty drug costs
Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.
Smart glucose meter, virtual care drives down medical costs for diabetics
Livongo Health CMO Jennifer Schneider discusses the company’s new approach for diabetes management, which consists of connected devices and a smart cloud, and how it can help employers.
Changing healthcare from healing the sick to maintaining the healthy
In an attempt to counter expensive medical claims, some employers are requiring mandatory doctor visits regardless of health quality.
Benefits Think Why healthcare executives need to embrace social media
The platforms promote trust, break down silos and create better connections, says Regence BlueShield President Don Antonucci.
Don Antonucci
Regence BlueShield
Benefits Think Helping employers understand, address musculoskeletal conditions
No bones about it: Disorders such as arthritis and back pain affect more than half of employees, and are one of the costliest healthcare drivers for companies. Here are 5 things employers can do to help.
Jon Edwards
Verisk Health
Employers scramble over skyrocketing specialty drug costs
Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.
Benefits Think Are price transparency tools actually working?
Advisers need to bring employers a cost-reduction strategy that helps employees understand the care they need, what it costs and where to get it.
David Hines
ConsumerMedical
Mercer, Accolade collaborate on new healthcare advocacy platform
Employer-sponsored Mercer Complete Care helps employees manage individual, family health plans, benefits.
Benefits Think Are price transparency tools actually working?
What employers need to bring down healthcare spending and improve care quality is a strategy that helps employees understand the care they need, what it costs and where they should get it.
David Hines
ConsumerMedical