Healthcare benefits

But a recent study finds that despite rising engagement levels making smart healthcare purchase decisions is still a struggle.

Spurred on by full-time employees, the Silicon Valley firm is now offering rich perks to non-staffers.

Workers are becoming better medical consumers, but could still use help from employers when it comes to understanding some of the finer details, NBGH says.

Companies should build a culture of tolerance, educate employees so they can challenge misconceptions and offer benefits that make seeking care convenient and private.

EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.

The 32-year-old vice president of the technology practice at Parker, Smith and Feek motivates employees to seek high quality providers for affordable procedures.

Some advisers are using this approach to help self-insured employers control costs. But it’s is not without controversy.

By helping employees make better choices, employers can get more out of their benefits investment.

This rural-Missouri adviser won deep discounts from local-area providers for the benefit of her self-funded and group captive clients.

By helping employees make better choices, advisers can help clients get more out of their benefits investment.

Employers should consider these programs to help control medical expenses while maintaining employee coverage levels.

Tim Doherty, head of Pinnacle HR Solutions, seeks out employers with a strategic view of health benefits.

Employers should consider a number of major factors, including stop-loss coverage and reimbursement models, before making the move.

Both savings vehicles are important. Here are some useful guidelines for advisers seeking to help employees prioritize their savings objectives.

EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.

Employees with family coverage in a health savings account may feel the effects in their tax bills for 2018.

Targeting inflated medical costs, the benefits adviser pre-negotiates prices on behalf of its employer clients.

Faced with surging costs for the chronic condition, some companies are turning to provider Advanced Plan for Health, which helps firms identify hidden medical expenses.

For small to midsize employers, these vehicles provide numerous advantages previously only available to larger enterprises.

By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.