Healthcare benefits

The strategy is helping companies combat premium hikes, crippling healthcare costs, experts say.

Advisers must stay on top of reporting requirements under health reform, says Benefit Advisors Networks’ Perry Braun, without ignoring other legislation.

It’s no secret that new trends are continuing to shape the industry, while new technologies are changing how benefits professionals do their job.

Though tech can be helpful to enrollment and day-to-day administration, experts and consultants in the field are still needed.

New research shows how the education and state government industries see their benefit offerings developing.

Consultant Zack Pace says benefits professionals need to use the duck test to eliminate health plan penalty risks.

The company’s workers can use the supercomputer as a resource to find insights on cancer treatments.

The busiest and most stressful time of the year for HR and benefits professionals is fast approaching. Although it can be daunting, benefits consultants Rosemary Hughes and Suzannah Gill offer tips on how to make the process successful.

There are two foundational pieces that are often missing from plans, says adviser Andy Torelli.

Changing health plans, Carolinas HealthCare System had to ramp up its employee outreach.

Adding a new layer to the healthcare triangle delivers faster care and at a reduced cost, explains adviser John Mickner.

Skyrocketing healthcare premiums are causing companies to get creative with cost-containment strategies, says benefits consultant Loretta Metzger.

Hot new offerings such as wedding payments and professional development opportunities are helping employers like JPMorgan Chase to attract and retain top talent.

A growing number of people in the Affordable Care Act are finding out their health insurance plans will disappear from the program next year, forcing them to find new coverage even as options shrink and prices rise.

Technology options can help employees become better healthcare consumers.

Adding a new layer to the healthcare triangle delivers faster care and at a reduced cost, explains adviser John Mickner.

Workers enrolled in consumer driven health plans need a guide to help them engage in their healthcare, says ConsumerMedical CEO David Hines.

Florida’s Manatee County Government has a comprehensive strategy to engage workers in well-being.

States are seeking justification from drug companies for the high cost of their products, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.

How should a company determine if its program is serving as the cost-containment solution it was intended to be?