Benefits Think 7 tips for keeping shift workers healthy
Employers with these kind of employees should consider these best practices to help improve productivity and minimize leave.
Stephanie Willett
Unum
Healthcare plans
Association insurance pushes on despite court ruling
One district judge cited an attempted “end-run” around the ACA in rejecting large chunks of a new rule expanding access to plans for small businesses.
Benefits Think Getting employees up to speed with health literacy
Education is key to helping employees understand their healthcare.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
Think your employee is faking sickness? Here’s what you can do
A workforce management expert walks HR pros through the process of certifying employee medical leave, and how to approach questionable requests.
Producers seen as critical to direct primary care success
The distribution channel includes about 8,500 benefit brokers, advisers and insurance agents who see greater value in a flat-rate model without claims.
Adviser partnership helps foster career development
The NextGen Benefits Mastermind Partnership program offers healthcare supply chain certification, a speakers academy and marketing program to help advisers stay relevant and expand business.
Benefits Think Self-funding can create real savings for employers
While healthcare admin costs are fixed, claims costs are variable. And with careful management, you can reduce this second bucket by 15% or more.
Benefits Think Ask Benny: How can employers find better value for their healthcare dollar?
It’s a tough mission given the providers have the market power — but there are steps to take.
Suzanne Delbanco
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Workplace wellness programs barely move the needle
While the programs have grown to become an $8 billion industry, a new large-scale study finds the benefits to healthcare costs may be falling short.
Online master’s program schools advisers on benefit strategies
The University of Lynchburg’s new degree aims to provide real world benefits experience.
How 60 of the nation’s biggest employers are uniting to fight the benefits status quo
A group called the Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, representing more than 8 million workers, is partnering with health startups to transform employee care — and change the industry in the process.
Benefits Think How healthcare innovation helped save my life
A direct primary care model saved me from having a horrible health outcome. Can we embrace other new ideas to turn a broken system around?
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think 4 ways clients can address the opioid crisis
Encouraging employees and their family members who suffer from addiction to receive safe and effective treatment is only part of the solution.
Debra Nussbaum
Optum
To improve healthcare, employers must move beyond the bottom line
Cambia Health CEO Mark Ganz says benefits managers should focus on creating trust among employees to better care.
Benefits Think 4 ways employers can address the opioid crisis
Encouraging employees and their family members who suffer from addiction to receive safe and effective treatment is only part of the solution.
Debra Nussbaum
Optum
Are HSAs the answer to millennial retirement savings?
Many younger employees think they can’t save for their post-work years. But Optum Bank CEO Deborah Culhane says they can — and argues health savings accounts may be the best vehicle to do so.
Are HSAs the answer to millennial retirement savings?
Many younger employees think they can’t save for their post-work years. But Optum Bank CEO Deborah Culhane says they can — and argues health savings accounts may be the best vehicle to do so.
This software may predict if an employee is about to get sick
Springbuk’s Health Intelligence tool uses claims data to help clients paint a picture of workers’ health.
Alexa, can you spell HIPAA? What Amazon’s health tech update means for employers
The company recently added six new health skills to its virtual assistant — which may lead to improved healthcare compliance and education, experts say.
Benefits Think How healthcare innovation helped save my life
A direct primary care model saved me from having a horrible health outcome. Can we embrace other new ideas to turn a broken system around?
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News