Benefits Think How to empower patients and providers with more data, technology
Patients, especially those with chronic or complex conditions and comorbidities, should not shoulder the burden of poorly connected data solutions.
Healthcare plans
Benefits Think A health insurance primer for your employees during Open Enrollment
Everything your employees need to know to choose the right healthcare plan.
Robin Gelburd
FAIR Health
Benefits Think Using digital solutions to lower healthcare costs
Employers should adopt digital-first healthcare solutions to integrate virtual and in-person care.
Karoline Hilu, M.D.
Crossover Health
Benefits Think Improving your employee experience during open enrollment
There are several ways to ease the stress of open enrollment for HR professionals and employees.
Michelle Lanter Smith
EPAY Systems
Life-saving benefit brings mammograms to the office
A radiology group developed a portable clinic to bring mammogram screenings directly to employees.
How technology will shape the future of benefits: Lightning Round with EBRI executive Paul Fronstin
Advancements in AI and data are influencing how employers invest in healthcare benefits.
Best practices for understanding healthcare costs and wellness benefits
Caregiving benefits are becoming top of mind for employers as more employees carry this burden.
Benefits Think Key factors in choosing your benefits during open enrollment
What to know when choosing fertility and other health benefits during open enrollment.
Karin Ajmani
Progyny
Why workers are turning to their employers to help them have a baby
Benefits that cover IVF, surrogacy and egg freezing are becoming a popular retention tool for employers.
Self-funded health plans are key to transparency: Lightning Round with Beverly Beattie of Selden Beattie
Employers can use data from self-funded health plans to reduce costs.
Benefits Think How to help employees take control of their healthcare during open enrollment
HR teams play a crucial role in helping employees make active, educated decisions about their benefits.
Shobin Uralil
Lively
Trump advances healthcare price rules to boost transparency
These policies would force healthcare providers and insurance companies to disclose their pricing.
Help your health benefit clients hop on a spinning circle of positive outcomes
It’s not uncommon to be run ragged by employees asking routine questions about their health plan.
Facing heavy pressure from industry, HHS rescinds health plan identifier
The Department of Health and Human Services has eliminated the need for health plans to use a standard unique health plan identifier, effective December 27.
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions launches five-year plan on mental health
“The mental health crisis has been growing, getting worse,” says National Alliance CEO Michael Thompson.
High-deductible health plans are a financial gamble for many employees
While half of employers are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, 41% cannot pay for healthcare costs.
Buyout or pension? The heavyweight bout of retirement decisions
Buyout amounts are high right now, but there are many other factors to consider when guiding employees to the right choice.
Benefits Think It’s time for clients to try reference-based pricing. Here’s why it works
The U.S. spent more on healthcare than any other country. Could this provide a solution?
David Drake
BXS Insurance
New UnitedHealthcare benefit offers alternatives to opioids
Employees enrolled in certain employer-sponsored health plans can pay zero out of pocket for their first three visits to a physical therapist or chiropractor.
Advances in technology may be making it harder for employees to be resilient at work
Digital tools could be causing more stress for employees at work. But it also could help workers get better access to mental healthcare.
