Healthcare delivery

Employers need to embrace the fact that in the world of healthcare consumerism, choice is a good thing.

This is an opportunity for insurers and employers alike to engage with employees in a more meaningful way.

Employers are committed to addressing mental and physical health as they plan for another year of remote work.

A third-party administrator advises employers on factors to consider before switching from traditional insurance.

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.

Employer priorities haven’t changed much in the new year; solutions to reduce healthcare costs and mental health services are still in demand.

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.

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.

By enabling employee access to vaccines, employers can help end this pandemic more quickly.

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.

The large self-insured healthcare provider network added new regions and partnered with programs to help consumers cope with quarantine challenges.

From nutritional programs to maternity care and transgender benefits, employers and benefit providers got creative with one of the most essential benefit offerings.

An employer group created guidelines to help HR support cancer survivors during the pandemic.

Employees may have trouble finding appropriate — and affordable — preventive and primary care once the pandemic winds down.

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.

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.

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.

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.

These changes have the potential to impact employee benefits for years to come.