Benefits Think How Amazon healthcare would change digital health plans
Employers need to embrace the fact that in the world of healthcare consumerism, choice is a good thing.
Lara Rosenblum
Healthcare Industry
Healthcare delivery
Benefits Think How connected devices help employers and members save on dental insurance
This is an opportunity for insurers and employers alike to engage with employees in a more meaningful way.
Alex Frommeyer
Beam Dental
February’s top 5 opinion pieces: Employers show focus on workplace future
Employers are committed to addressing mental and physical health as they plan for another year of remote work.
Self-insured healthcare could be the answer to your budget problems
A third-party administrator advises employers on factors to consider before switching from traditional insurance.
Benefits Think How advisers can support employees facing serious health issues
It's even more difficult for an employer to know when employees are facing difficult health problems and connect them with the benefits and resources that can help them.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
January’s top 5 opinion pieces: Employers focused on mental, physical health
Employer priorities haven’t changed much in the new year; solutions to reduce healthcare costs and mental health services are still in demand.
Salesforce aims to sell cloud software for vaccine distribution
Salesforce.com said it will sell its customer software as a “Vaccine Cloud” that can help government agencies and health care providers build and manage their COVID-19 vaccine programs. Read more: How to get employees vaccinated and back to work Government agencies can use the software to analyze data to ensure they are getting enough doses […]
HealthJoy partners with First Person Advisors to foster better benefits utilization
Through the HealthJoy app, First Person’s employer clients will have access to a personalized benefits wallet that will house their insurance, HSA, retirement and other employer provided benefits.
On-Demand Web Seminar Perspectives on the future of whole-person virtual care
Whole person virtual care is fast becoming the way to empower employees to live their healthiest lives. Join us to discover five important perspectives on the future of virtual care.
Views 5 strategies employers can implement to help support COVID vaccine uptake
By enabling employee access to vaccines, employers can help end this pandemic more quickly.
Benefits Think How shared decision making tools can help caregivers
Although it shows promise for reducing unnecessary healthcare spending and costs, and for improving decision making without adverse effects on clinical outcomes, shared decision making adoption has not been widespread.
Robin Gelburd
FAIR Health
First Choice Health expands offerings during pandemic
The large self-insured healthcare provider network added new regions and partnered with programs to help consumers cope with quarantine challenges.
8 health and wellness programs for a thriving workforce
From nutritional programs to maternity care and transgender benefits, employers and benefit providers got creative with one of the most essential benefit offerings.
Guidelines for supporting an employee with cancer
An employer group created guidelines to help HR support cancer survivors during the pandemic.
Price transparency tools can reduce healthcare costs in 2021
Employees may have trouble finding appropriate — and affordable — preventive and primary care once the pandemic winds down.
Why employers find it so hard to test for COVID
Across the nation, workplaces have been the source of major coronavirus outbreaks — largely among the so-called essential workers who bear the brunt of COVID infections and deaths.
Benefits Think How to encourage your employees to stay up-to-date on vaccinations
To get vaccinations and other routine care back on track, employers must refocus their efforts and communicate to employees around the benefits and importance of preventive care.
Dr. Jan Berger
Midwest Business Group on Health
Benefits Think How might a pandemic change Gen Z’s approach to benefits?
The employment landscape for Gen Z is different than it was just a few months ago. And, when benefits are tied to a job, by extension the benefits landscape has also changed.
Sherri Bockhorst
Businessolver
Benefits Think Employers and benefits administrators must prepare for a COBRA avalanche
The current layoff situation and legislative action to extend periods and deadlines associated with COBRA means that people who would not have considered electing COBRA prior to COVID-19 may choose to do so soon, and in record numbers.
Bo Armstrong
DataPath
Views 10 ways telemedicine has transformed healthcare in 2020
These changes have the potential to impact employee benefits for years to come.
