Benefits Think How to make wellness programs really work
Clients can actually lower healthcare costs and improve employee health by taking these factors into account.
Jay Wohlgemuth
Quest Diagnostics
Healthcare costs
Employees don’t understand their health benefits — and clients aren’t helping
The vast majority of workers say their employer doesn’t serve as a resource for their healthcare-related questions.
Benefits Think How to evaluate health questionnaire software
Filling out paperwork is so inefficient it keeps brokers from pursuing alternate funding strategies.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Employees don’t understand their health benefits — and employers aren’t helping
The vast majority of workers say their employer doesn’t serve as a resource for their healthcare-related questions.
Benefits Think How to make wellness programs really work
Employers can actually lower healthcare costs and improve employee health by taking these factors into account.
Jay Wohlgemuth
Quest Diagnostics
Trump administration zeroes in on increasing competition in healthcare
The administration has increased access to association health plans and short term, limited duration plans.
HHS secretary calls on brokers to help lower healthcare costs
Advisers should continue to engage with government officials on issues impacting the price and quality of care, Alex Azar said.
Health insurers sink as `Medicare for all’ idea gains traction
Democrats’ new “Medicare for all” bill would replace almost all private plans.
10 key takeaways from Workplace Benefits Renaissance
EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends and technology.
Trump administration zeroes in on increasing competition in healthcare
The administration has increased access to association health plans and short-term, limited-duration plans.
Innovative strategies for reducing healthcare costs
What should employers and lawmakers do to address the high cost of healthcare? A lot more, experts say.
10 key takeaways from Workplace Benefits Renaissance
EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, broker strategies and technology.
How tech, AI can help cut healthcare costs
There’s a big “gap in strategy — or the lack thereof,” says Curtis Cannon of Axis Recovery. “A lot of brokers have a bolt-on mindset.”
Q&A: Whither healthcare in America?
No one knows what the future of healthcare will be, but these experts say it needs to be simpler.
Benefits Think What does the new era of insurer-owned PBMs mean for the benefits industry?
In the wake of the CVS-Aetna merger, Cigna-Express Scripts partnership and other deals, a new future is emerging in the benefits world.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Benefits Think 4 questions clients should ask before adding biometric screenings
Many benefits managers don’t get specific details about wellness biometric testing — leading to suboptimal results in the program.
Steve Goldberg
Quest Diagnostics
Is this health benefit the ‘future’ of employee care?
Direct primary care may be employers’ and brokers’ next hottest offering as the model has the potential to revolutionize the relationship between patient and physician.
Benefits Think 4 questions to ask before adding biometric screenings
Many benefits managers don’t get specific details about wellness biometric testing — leading to suboptimal results in the program.
Steve Goldberg
Quest Diagnostics
CVS sees dire 2019 as deal from 2015 turns out to be a lemon
The pharmacy giant said its results this year will be dragged down by rising costs and poor results from a 2015 takeover of pharmacy company Omnicare.
Benefits Think How clients can take advantage of the best-kept wellness secret
Some insurers offer an incentive called wellness dollars to help companies cover the cost of workplace programs.
Jonathan Cohn
Fitspot