Walmart, Humana move closer as separate upheavals threaten
Different threats from major shifts in two industries are pushing Walmart Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. toward the same solution.
Healthcare issues
Benefits Think What advisers should know about the first reference-based pricing lawsuit
Hailed as a more rational way for employers to pay for healthcare, the case highlight’s the strategy’s risks.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Employers brace for 2019 healthcare rate hikes
Businesses worry about steep premium increases after Congress failed to address market stabilization in the spending bill.
Employee engagement in health benefits keeping employers up at night
NBGH’s Brian Marcotte and National Alliance’s Mike Thompson sound off on how benefits managers need to increase awareness of resources available to workers, and why the C-suite needs to get involved.
Employers brace for 2019 healthcare rate hikes
Businesses worry about steep premium increases after Congress failed to address market stabilization in the spending bill.
Benefits Think Protecting employee health information
Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.
Kelly Riggs
Ogletree Deakins
The U.S. healthcare system is tied up in red tape
The share of medical spending devoted to administrative costs, including billing, is roughly three times what it is in other affluent countries, and it’s a major reason the United States spends twice as much on healthcare.
Top healthcare trends to watch in 2018
The National Business Group on Health identifies nine topics that will effect employer sponsored health coverage over the course of the year.
Benefits Think Protecting employee health information
Most employers recognize that such information is “confidential,” but may not fully understand what that means or what they should do to protect it.
Kelly Riggs
Ogletree Deakins
Benefits Think Six best practices for encouraging consumer-driven health plan enrollments
When rolled out correctly, CDH plans can be a win-win-win for advisers, their clients and their clients’ employees.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
Benefits Think Using analytics to rationalize healthcare spending
Employers are pressed to reduce their health benefits spend while improving outcomes, but these tools can help.
David Hom
SCIO Health Analytics
The LTC insurance conundrum: Slumping sales, but no shortage of demand
While the carriers back away from offering long-term care policies, advisers see abundant opportunities.
IBI: Employer alliances vital to reduce healthcare costs
Chris McSwain sounds off on the Integrated Benefits Institute’s new initiatives, and why firms need to come together and connect to help solve medical challenges.
Benefits Think Encouraging employee engagement with health benefits
Several factors contribute to workers’ failure to use the perks available to them, but employers can help with predictive and preventive approaches.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think Using analytics to rationalize healthcare spending
Advisers are pressed to help clients reduce their health benefits spend while improving outcomes. These tools can help.
David Hom
SCIO Health Analytics
Benefits Think Encouraging employee engagement with health benefits
Several factors contribute to workers’ failure to use the perks available to them, but employers can help with predictive and preventive approaches.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
After non-emergency surgeries benefit, Topgolf sees ROI
The sports bar and driving range venue implemented SurgeryPlus once it moved to a self-insured health plan and saw a 2.57% return on investment.
Benefits Think Getting off the ‘quote and pray’ flywheel
A raft of under-popularized strategies are helping advisers reign in their clients healthcare costs.
Niko J. Caparisos
Prosperity Benefits
After non-emergency surgeries benefit, Topgolf sees ROI
The sports bar and driving range venue implemented SurgeryPlus once it moved to a self-insured health plan and saw a reduction in costs.
Benefits Think Helping clients address behavioral health in the workplace
Employers may not be able to remove the stigma of behavioral illness, but they can invest in quality health programs where early identification and referrals to treatment can be encouraged and facilitated.
Paul Mulhausen
Telligen