GM contracts with health system for direct-to-employer option
The automaker joins the growing list of employers partnering directly with health systems to provide healthcare for their employees.
Healthcare delivery
Benefits Think Reducing healthcare spending with payment and benefits innovation
Employers have turned to the alternative payment model, or APM, for Medicare payments for a simple reason: It works.
Francois de Brantes
Remedy Partners
Benefits Think Everything small employers need to know about association health plans
Robert Skelton, chief administrative officer of the Society of Association Executives, explains the the changing AHP landscape.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Ending the myth of ‘the claims are the claims’
USI’s Jim McCauley is promoting cost containment strategies such as reference-based pricing to skeptical clients who have dealt with decades of rising healthcare expenses.
Inside Boeing’s initiative to fight the opioid epidemic
While there is no easy solution to the current addiction problem, companies including the aerospace manufacturer are spearheading their own initiatives to combat the issue.
Benefits Think Healthcare under Trump: Where the ACA stands now
Since its inception, the ACA has had a confusing impact on every aspect of healthcare. The administration’s efforts over the past 18 months have only perpetuated the chaos.
Arthur Tacchino
SyncStream Solutions
UHC unveils Benefit Assist to speed up critical medical claims
Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.
Benefits Think Healthcare under Trump: Where the ACA stands now
Since its inception, the ACA has had a confusing impact on every aspect of healthcare. The administration’s efforts over the past 18 months have only perpetuated the chaos.
Arthur Tacchino
SyncStream Solutions
Benefits Think Everything small employers need to know about association health plans
EBN columnist Zack Pace talks with Robert Skelton, chief administrative officer of the Society of Association Executives, about the changing AHP landscape.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
UHC unveils Benefit Assist to speed up critical medical claims
Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.
Benefits Think Certified PAs form primary care bonds with millennial employees
Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.
Dawn Morton-Rias
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
Benefits Think Mind the gap: How the generations view healthcare
Setting up a medical coverage plan requires knowing your employees and understanding what drives their thinking.
Brenda Yang
Rally Health
Taking the financial pain out of musculoskeletal claims
An estimated 126.6 million Americans suffer chronic physical pain, yet 35% of surgeries are not necessary leading to billions of employer dollars going to waste.
Benefits Think 3 things employers need to know about Congress’ effort to expand HSAs
The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.
Tracy Watts
Mercer
Benefits Think Mind the gap: How the generations view healthcare
Setting up a medical coverage plan requires knowing your clients and what drives their thinking.
Brenda Yang
Rally Health
Tackling health costs one employee, one tactic at a time
Self-funding consultant Bill Geraci of MAGIC employs a range of plan management strategies designed to drive down expense and improve healthcare.
Benefits Think 3 things employers need to know about Congress’ effort to expand HSAs
The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.
Tracy Watts
Mercer
Benefits Think Certified PAs form primary care bonds with millennial employees
Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.
Dawn Morton-Rias
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Benefits Think It’s now easier to create an association health plan — but the government should do even more
New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group