Employers, insurers work to knock down barriers to telemedicine
Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.
Healthcare plans
Benefits Think Employees face ‘ridiculous’ price swings in healthcare choices
With absurd price disparities in healthcare costs, smart employers are refusing to accept disgraceful aspects of the benefits and healthcare status quo.
Employees don’t understand basic insurance terms. Here’s how employers can help
Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.
Employers’ solution to rising health costs: Make employees foot the bill
Family premium costs rose 5% this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, with workers contributing more toward the coverage, despite stagnant wages.
5 ways employers can leverage tech during open enrollment
Big data, wearables and healthcare transparency resources can not only help benefits managers simplify offerings for employees, but it can also save them money in the process.
Employees don’t understand basic insurance terms. Here’s how advisers can help
Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.
Employers, insurers work to knock down barriers to telemedicine
Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.
Why aren’t employees getting raises? Blame healthcare costs
As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.
Why aren’t employees getting raises? Blame healthcare costs
As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.
Benefits Think Are you ready for self-funding? Three tools to help you decide
When considering the insurance model, employers should do their due diligence and have documentation supporting the decision they’ve reached.
Raymond DePaola
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think Severance plans, Part 2: How savvy employers prevent COBRA issues
When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is compliant.
Sheila Ninneman
Findley
Benefits Think Orphan drugs represent the worst and best of our healthcare system
The outrageous prices for exclusive medications are crippling our health plans and terrorizing families in pain.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Changing the conversation on mental health
“It’s important to engage individuals across the organization to establish successful mental health initiatives,” says telecom Bell's senior health consultant.
Changing the conversation on mental health
“It’s important to engage individuals across the organization to establish successful mental health initiatives,” says telecom Bell's senior health consultant.
Although widely deployed, employees slow to use telemedicine
Virtual medical care can help with chronic conditions and reduce employee sick days but employers need to educate workers.
Benefits Think Orphan drugs represent the worst and best of our healthcare system
The outrageous prices for exclusive medications are crippling our health plans and terrorizing families in pain.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Although widely deployed, employees slow to use telemedicine
Virtual medical care can help with chronic conditions and reduce employee sick days but employers and advisers need to educate workers.
Benefits Think A new tool for small business owners: Meet the QSEHRA
Looking to avoid paying high premiums or not offering coverage at all, Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements are a good option to meet employer and employee needs.
Alison Prosek
Take Command Health
Benefits Think The approaching ACA premium tax moratorium – Take 2
The budgetary challenge of this on-again, off-again Congressional approach is that when the tax returns, fully insured renewals naturally go up about 4% more than they would have otherwise.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think The end of the health insurance carrier
What does the future hold? At the very least, it’s the beginning of the end for some of these dinosaurs.
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