Benefits Think How self-funding can work for smaller companies
Once-risky options are now viable, thanks to the ACA, says BCI Group’s Director of Benefits Roberto Flores.
Roberto Flores
BCI Group Inc.
Healthcare costs
PBE Index levels, signs point to future growth
Over the past 12 months, the Private Benefit Exchange Index has seen significant gains.
Benefits Leadership in Health Care winner: Walking the wellness walk
Angie Villamaria, director of associate wellness for Centura Health, put rhetoric into action by implementing a weight loss program for the health network’s employees.
Benefits Think ACA’s ‘rosy’ savings projections are not holding up
Rate increases are higher than they appear, as low-cost plan options are disappearing, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think How self-insured companies can avoid gigantic overcharges
Don’t be the next company to pay $700,000 for an ambulance ride.
Randy King
Healthcare Horizons
Employers passing rising healthcare costs onto employees
The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.
PBE Index levels, signs point to future growth
Over the past 12 months, the Private Benefit Exchange Index has seen significant gains.
Benefits Think 5 tips to overcome ACA reporting compliance challenges
For employers who implement the right solution to Affordable Care Act requirements, the benefits include reduced costs, improved accuracy and year-to-year repeatability.
Kim Buckey
DirectPath
Benefits Think How to help employees make smart decisions in a consumer-driven health plan
Employers must help workers understand each of the available plan types and the terms that are commonly used to describe them.
Stephanie Ward
Corporate Synergies
In-network deductibles rise 50% in 2016
Change likely due to ACA, United Benefit Advisors research finds.
Benefits Think 6 ways employers can help employees pick the right healthcare benefits
Employers need to expand efforts on educating employees about healthcare savings, says Alegeus CEO Steve Auerbach.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
In-network deductibles rise 50% in 2016
Change likely due to ACA, United Benefit Advisors research finds.
Employers passing rising healthcare costs onto employees
The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.
Why health insurance could cost employees a raise
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.
U.S. nudges states to help private sector workers save: Retirement Scan
Roughly a third of American workers don’t have a retirement vehicle, says Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.
U.S. nudges states to help private sector workers save: Retirement Scan
Roughly a third of American workers don’t have a retirement vehicle, says Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.
Companies move toward self-insurance as healthcare rates increase
Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.
Companies move toward self-insurance as healthcare rates increase
Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.
Benefits Think How employers can leverage the approaching 2017 ACA fee moratorium
Let’s consider the impact of the approaching moratorium, the ways employers can use it to their financial advantage and what might happen when it ends in 2018.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Employers, unions look to direct contracting for health system contracts
Health systems do not want to lose money for better health outcomes, say consultants Brian Klepper and Fred Goldstein.
Brian Klepper
Worksite Health Advisors