Healthcare benefits

Some options are better at reducing the expense of such services than others, say Universal Health Advisors John Mickner and Tim Cummings.

Don’t be the next company to pay $700,000 for an ambulance ride.

The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.

Over the past 12 months, the Private Benefit Exchange Index has seen significant gains.

How BJ’s Wholesale Club’s vice president of human resources operations got 25,000 employees to get healthy, quit smoking and finally understand how their benefits work.

Wellness vendors are completely unregulated and need to use a code of conduct to remain ethical, says Quizzify’s Al Lewis.

For employers who implement the right solution to Affordable Care Act requirements, the benefits include reduced costs, improved accuracy and year-to-year repeatability.

Therapies such as applied behavioral analytics are now provided in more programs, such as JPMorgan Chase’s offering.

Employers must help workers understand each of the available plan types and the terms that are commonly used to describe them.

Employers need to expand efforts on educating employees about healthcare savings, says Alegeus CEO Steve Auerbach.

It’s not the presidential candidates who can have an impact on the consequences of health reform, but rather those on lower tickets, says adviser Vinnie Daboul.

The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.

Some options are better at reducing the expense of such services than others, say Universal Health Advisors John Mickner and Tim Cummings.

Therapies such as applied behavioral analytics are now provided in more programs, such as JPMorgan Chase’s offering.

Bernard Health founder Alex Tolbert talks to EBN about why healthcare costs continue to escalate and how those increases are impacting employees’ wage and salary increases.

C-suite participation on networks like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter helps solve internal communication problems.

HR execs need to lead by example, says consultant Erin McGinty

Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.

Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.

Employers need to keep pace with the latest developments impacting health plans. Mercer shares what to watch out for in the coming months.