Quality trumps convenience among employees
Patients are four times more likely to choose experienced clinicians over convenient locations when given compelling information and messaging.
Healthcare costs
Benefits Think 8 virtual health predictions for 2018
Telehealth will tackle behavioral health, second opinions for cancer and more, says Teladoc’s Dan Trencher.
Dan Trencher
Teladoc
The year in healthcare: A focus on cost management
Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.
Benefits Think How to prepare your workforce for flu season
Employers should work to prevent the spread of illness in the office by offering shots at on-site locations and dispelling common misconceptions about the vaccine.
Reed Erickson
MedExpress
Performance-based contracting is the next wave of agency innovation
Tying compensation to outcomes has proved successful for several brokers, but they must overcome their skepticism and fear of change.
In review: 20 young leaders in benefits
The 2017 Rising Stars in Advising are starting their own firms, experiencing monumental growth and embracing change at every turn.
The year in healthcare: A focus on cost management
Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.
Telemedicine plans expand to include specialists
Behavioral health, nutritionists and medical management experts are now accessing more patients virtually.
The Benefits Firm’s association health plan helps law client expand
McLaughlin Law Office says joining insurance cooperative allowed it to cut medical expenses, add staff.
In review: 20 young leaders in benefits
EBA’s 2017 Rising Stars in Advising are starting their own firms, experiencing monumental growth and embracing change at every turn.
ACA mandate undone in GOP tax accord, threatening law
Mitch McConnell says the compromise tax bill from House and Senate negotiators will end the health law’s requirement that all individuals buy insurance or pay a fine.
Benefits Think 2018 predictions: Insurance mergers, healthcare consolidation and new pharmacy rules
The new year will see a continuation of the trends from 2017 that have affected employers — but with a sharp focus on insurance company acquisitions and opioid regulations.
Benefits Think A silent, life-threatening epidemic that needs to be on clients’ radar
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise among younger generations, and can have astronomical cost effects for both employees and firms.
Barbara Rutkowski
Advanced Plan for Health
Pharma lobby group sues to bar California’s drug price law
The U.S. drug industry’s main lobbying group said it filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a California law meant to make drug prices more transparent.
3 unexpected retirement costs that can shake up employees’ finances
While clients cannot determine their health care expenses and taxes in retirement, they can improve their prospects by minimizing investment fees and diversifying their portfolios.
Benefits Think A silent, life-threatening epidemic that needs to be on employers’ radar
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise among younger generations, and can have astronomical cost effects for both employees and firms.
Barbara Rutkowski
Advanced Plan for Health
Telemedicine plans expand to include specialists
Behavioral health, nutritionists and medical management experts are now accessing more patients virtually, according to a new study.
UnitedHealth buys DaVita’s doctor groups for $4.9 billion
UnitedHealth will buy DaVita Inc.’s physician network business for $4.9 billion, adding hundreds of medical clinics to the health insurer’s business of providing direct medical care.
Benefits Think How psychographics are being used to increase HDHP enrollment
Analyzing personality types can help boost participation in programs such as health risk assessments, biometric screenings, disease management and more.
Anne Marie Kirby
CoreHealth Technologies
Benefits Think Why benefit advisers should consider direct primary care for clients
DPC is a solution employers can embrace to lower the costs of providing healthcare while improving quality and experience for employees.
Suzy K. Johnson
Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas