HR’s recurring headache: Persuading employees to get a flu shot
While more employers are offering a flu shot benefit, it can be difficult to get workers to sign up.
Healthcare costs
More companies turning to onsite clinics
Looking to curb healthcare costs and increase employee satisfaction, a growing number of employers are offering worksite medical care.
Muni bonds sport attractive yields for retirees
While tax reform has been a mixed bag for muni bonds, a few factors working in their favor include constrained supply this year, as well as historically low defaults.
More companies turning to onsite clinics
Looking to curb healthcare costs and increase employee satisfaction, a growing number of employers are offering worksite medical care.
10 best states for healthcare
These places top the list when it comes to health costs, access and outcomes, according to new analysis.
Benefits Think 8 ways to maintain HSA eligibility
For employers sponsoring high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts, ensuring that the HDHP continuously remains HSA-qualified is no easy task. But this checklist can help.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Are bundled payments ready for liftoff?
There is opportunity to bring the health model to the employer-purchaser masses. Payers and niche vendors play a significant role in making that happen.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Top 10 health conditions costing employers the most
Arthritis, obesity and depression are among the ailments having the biggest impact on rising plan costs, according to research from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans.
Benefits Think Are bundled payments ready for liftoff?
There is opportunity to bring the health model to the employer-purchaser masses. Payers and niche vendors play a significant role in making that happen.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
10 most stressed cities of 2018
Workers in these towns might be feeling a little more of that crunch when it comes to affordable healthcare or financial hardships.
Benefits Think Employees face ‘ridiculous’ price swings in healthcare choices
With absurd price disparities in healthcare costs, smart employers are refusing to accept disgraceful aspects of the benefits and healthcare status quo.
Employers, insurers work to knock down barriers to telemedicine
Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.
Benefits Think Employees face ‘ridiculous’ price swings in healthcare choices
With absurd price disparities in healthcare costs, smart employers are refusing to accept disgraceful aspects of the benefits and healthcare status quo.
UnitedHealth bought pharmacy company Avella to build Optum unit
The Avella acquisition came in the same quarter that UnitedHealth purchased Genoa Healthcare, a behavioral pharmacy chain, for about $2.5 billion.
Employers’ solution to rising health costs: Make employees foot the bill
Family premium costs rose 5% this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, with workers contributing more toward the coverage, despite stagnant wages.
Employers, insurers work to knock down barriers to telemedicine
Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.
Why aren’t employees getting raises? Blame healthcare costs
As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.
Why aren’t employees getting raises? Blame healthcare costs
As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.
Benefits Think Are you ready for self-funding? Three tools to help you decide
When considering the insurance model, employers should do their due diligence and have documentation supporting the decision they’ve reached.
Raymond DePaola
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think Orphan drugs represent the worst and best of our healthcare system
The outrageous prices for exclusive medications are crippling our health plans and terrorizing families in pain.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits