Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
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Benefits Think Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?
Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.
Jeffery D. Smith
Standard Insurance Company
Benefits Think How to help clients create association health plans
Offering coverage through an AHP can produce savings but the group or sole proprietor will first have to join or form an association.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
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.
Benefits Think What Atul Gawande can learn from the nation’s leading employers
The CEO of the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan venture should focus on eliminating unnecessary care and helping employees find top quality providers.
Sue Lewis
ConsumerMedical
Benefits Think Trump Administration allows for longer ‘short-term’ healthcare policies
The final rule expands the coverage length of limited duration insurance under the Affordable Care Act — but it does not comply with coverage requirements.
Jordan Grushkin
Sheppard Mullin
Benefits Think What Atul Gawande can learn from the nation’s leading employers
One of Dr. Gawande’s key strategies to reduce healthcare costs is to reduce waste in the system — not on the supply side, but on the demand side.
Sue Lewis
ConsumerMedical
Will tech transform EAP services?
Technology can enhance behavioral health services, but apps aren’t yet a replacement for human intuition.
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.
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.
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 Five frequently overlooked mistakes in HIPAA compliance
Most healthcare entities have adapted to the major privacy requirements but the thicket of regulations still leaves some traps for the unwary.
Saad Gul
Poyner Spruill
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
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 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
Battling Rx price increases: How to cut pharmacy costs in half
Pharmacy benefit manager rebates and third-party revenues are killing employers’ prescription drug plans. Here’s what companies should do about it.
Battling Rx price increases: How to cut pharmacy costs in half
Pharmacy benefit manager rebates and third-party revenues are killing employer’s prescription drug plans. What are the best strategies to adopt?
