Benefits Think Getting employees up to speed with health literacy
Education is key to helping employees understand their healthcare.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
Healthcare delivery
Is your fertility benefit excluding some employees?
Why one fertility doctor is advocating for employers to expand IVF and fertility benefit programs for LGBTQ employees.
Think your employee is faking sickness? Here’s what you can do
A workforce management expert walks HR pros through the process of certifying employee medical leave, and how to approach questionable requests.
Producers seen as critical to direct primary care success
The distribution channel includes about 8,500 benefit brokers, advisers and insurance agents who see greater value in a flat-rate model without claims.
Benefits Think Self-funding can create real savings for employers
While healthcare admin costs are fixed, claims costs are variable. And with careful management, you can reduce this second bucket by 15% or more.
Benefits Think Ask Benny: How can employers find better value for their healthcare dollar?
It’s a tough mission given the providers have the market power — but there are steps to take.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Online master’s program schools advisers on benefit strategies
The University of Lynchburg’s new degree aims to provide real world benefits experience.
Benefits Think How healthcare innovation helped save my life
A direct primary care model saved me from having a horrible health outcome. Can we embrace other new ideas to turn a broken system around?
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Healthcare: The barrier to retirement employers are helping tear down
Employer clients are embracing HSAs, and forging new trails, to help curb the cost of healthcare.
Healthcare: The barrier to retirement employers are helping tear down
Employers are embracing HSAs, and forging new trails, to help curb the cost of healthcare.
Benefits Think How healthcare innovation helped save my life
A direct primary care model saved me from having a horrible health outcome. Can we embrace other new ideas to turn a broken system around?
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think Empowering employees to design their own health plans
A lesson for benefit advisers: What happens when an employer uses gamification to develop a benefits plan?
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Pinterest: Traditional insurance ‘was letting us down’
The social media company says it adopted a self-funded healthcare model due to frustration over its previous provider’s prices and services.
Pinterest: Traditional insurance ‘was letting us down’
The social media company says it adopted a self-funded healthcare model due to frustration over its previous provider’s prices and services.
Benefits Think Empowering employees to design their own health plan
Here's what happened when one employer used gamification to develop a benefits plan.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
New tech aims to be the Alexa of benefits and healthcare
HandsFree Health developed its WellBe virtual assistant to help people navigate the healthcare system, including out-of-pocket expenses for care.
Benefits Think Why Amazon accepting HSA dollars is a big deal
The retailer’s move marks an exciting opportunity for the largely misunderstood and underutilized savings tools.
David Vivero
Amino
New tech aims to be the Alexa of benefits and healthcare
HandsFree Health developed its WellBe virtual assistant to help people navigate the healthcare system, including out-of-pocket expenses for care.
Trump’s group health plan rules struck down as ACA `end-run’
The initiative was intended as a cheaper alternative to Obamacare, but a judge ruled the policy violates the healthcare law.
Benefits Think Why Amazon accepting HSA dollars is a big deal
The retailer’s move marks an exciting opportunity for the largely misunderstood and underutilized savings tools.
David Vivero
Amino