Cigna, Omada Health expand diabetes prevention program
The program provides ongoing digital support to prevent the onset of the chronic condition.
Healthcare issues
Benefits Think How to evaluate association health plan prospects
Benefit brokers need to identify who is the right AHP candidate and who should wait. Here’s how to know who makes the cut.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Average deductible in employer healthcare plan hits nearly $1,500
Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.
Unum critical illness plan offers expanded life-stage protection
The insurer is betting that broader coverage of severe medical conditions for a period of of time will attract employers and employee benefit brokers.
Average deductible in employer healthcare plan hits nearly $1,500
Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan.
Benefits Think As AHPs go live, health insurance exchanges roll on
Brokers with access to these exchanges remain in a strong position to offer small group clients benefit plan designs that meet a variety of employee needs.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Amazon scoops up top cardiologist in healthcare push
The former assistant director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Healthcare Transformation Lab is no stranger to tech-based health ventures.
Stem cell storage for future cures is the latest employee benefit
Stem cell storage company Forever Labs promises the chance for a longer and healthier life.
7 questions employers should ask when preparing for wellness
Limeade expert reveals what companies should consider when they are ready to begin a well-being program.
Benefits Think Will the rebate bubble burst?
A system without rebates would require significant fundamental change to the foundational economics of the drug ecosystem.
Scott Vogel
Confidio
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research.
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research.
Benefits Think In the wake of the healthcare M&A craze, consumers await changes
The recent uptick in mergers is a response to the demand for better technology and increased efficiency.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
Your office doctor is getting a big push from private investors
About 33% of companies with more than 5,000 employees offer clinics on or near their work sites, up from 24% five years ago.
Priced out of health coverage, some Americans rig own safety net
A growing number of Americans are rigging their own medical safety nets, frustrated by the high costs and opaque pricing.
Benefits Think Seeing beyond size in vision care networks
Two provider networks may be equal in a size but with little overlap. This makes the selection of the best network with the lowest overall cost a better strategic choice.
Carl Moroff
National Vision Administrators
U.S. hospitals shut at 30-a-year pace, with no end in sight
Patients far from major cities may be left with fewer hospital choices as insurers push them toward online providers like Teladoc and clinics such as CVS Health's MinuteClinic.
Is HR tech key to moving the needle on employee health?
Highly personalized and dynamic communication with workers is critical to an impactful health promotion initiative. Is technology up to the task?
Benefits Think Will the rebate bubble burst?
A system without rebates would require significant fundamental change to the foundational economics of the drug ecosystem.
Scott Vogel
Confidio
Is HR tech key to moving the needle on employee health?
Highly personalized and dynamic communication with workers is critical to an impactful health promotion initiative. Is technology up to the task?
