Benefits Think 9 myths about Section 125 plans
Many employers wrongly believe they don’t need a plan document in place and think that health insurers are experts on regulations.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Healthcare costs
Benefits Think Why corporate America must do more to create healthy employees
With $1 trillion being lost to unaddressed chronic disease each year, employers must help address these conditions in wellness programs.
Steve Goldberg
Quest Diagnostics
Sides debate benefits of employer-sponsored healthcare
Experts weigh in on whether organizations should continue to offer medical insurance to their workers
Vericred aims to end out-of-network surprises
A new service informs employers when a medical professional leaves or joins a provider network.
Multi-million dollar medical claims soar
Catastrophic claims increased by 68% over four years, but employers can help contain the costs, according to a new report.
Benefits Think Why employers need to offer retiree healthcare benefits
In the face of growing concerns over medical costs, companies should plan a comprehensive health and wealth strategy for employees in retirement or risk losing talent.
Timothy E. Lane
Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions
Vericred aims to end out-of-network surprises
A new service informs brokers and benefit admins when a medical professional leaves or joins a provider network.
Benefits Think 5 reasons employers should pay attention to the single-payer debate
Bellwether states California and New York are considering measures that would have serious national implications for the employer-sponsored insurance system.
Amy Evans
Colibri Insurance Services
Benefits Think 5 reasons all advisers should pay attention to the single-payer debate
Bellwether states California and New York are considering measures that would have serious national implications for the employer-sponsored insurance system.
Amy Evans
Colibri Insurance Services
McConnell said to back ACA pre-existing illness policy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to keep in place the ACA’s protection against higher health-insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions when they buy individual coverage.
Benefits Think Limiting the employer tax exclusion for healthcare is the wrong idea
If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think 3 strategies to save on healthcare costs
Advisers can help employers make better decisions by teaching leadership to be smarter consumers, says The Graham Company’s Dan Jordon.
Dan Jordon
The Graham Company
Transparency tool seeks end to ‘secret pricing’
Pratter application is able to identify by ZIP code known charges and claim allowables before services are actually rendered.
Benefits Think Limiting the employer tax exclusion for healthcare is the wrong idea
If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think 3 common small business health insurance misconceptions
Concerns about cost, flexibility and complications often keep employers from offering coverage.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
High-deductible health plans promote increased wellness program participation
The growing use of HDHPs and CDHPs is further pushing employee engagement in making better healthcare decisions, with an additional increase in wellness program awareness and participation.
Genetic testing threatens to increase employers’ healthcare costs
The popular procedure can lead employees to pursue unnecessary and costly medical intervention.
SMBs providing better benefit packages than larger employers
Small and midsize businesses covering, on average, 73% of their employees’ costs, new report finds.
Genetic testing threatens to increase employers’ healthcare costs
The popular procedure can lead employees to pursue unnecessary and costly medical intervention.
Benefit marketplaces have positive impact on company culture
Companies report greater control of choices and employers express satisfaction with overall experience, Willis report finds.
