Healthcare plans

The appeal of these companies has grown as employers increasingly seek to address a shortage of high-quality primary care and reduce spending on the health of their workforce.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated employees' physical pain and employers' healthcare costs.

Directed network and purchasing choice solutions will provide employees with a great network, pricing that is upfront and transparent, and lower costs for going to higher quality providers.

Telehealth served as a lifeline for many during the pandemic, ramping up from a minority share of office visits to a majority, at least for a while. Still, it cannot replace hands-on care for some conditions.

Defining alignment and value are key for employers to improve their health and care experience.

Employees are concerned that they cannot afford necessary care and are confused about what their health plans cover.

Benefits brokers and their employer clients need a versatile approach to engaging this multi-generational workforce with their healthcare benefits.

The right tools and consumer-centered approach to health will help workers stay engaged – and keep them out of the hospital.

Why employers need to elevate virtual care strategies — and think beyond the best practices of 2020.

A growing number of insurers are quietly ending those fee waivers for COVID treatment on some or all policies.

COVID concerns led millions of patients to put off routine care and screenings in 2020, so health plans will need to rethink how they forecast expenses.

Employees already spend more than a third of their waking hours on a device, so why not meet them where they’re at by offering interactive, easy-to-access digital health and well-being options.

It may be time to rethink how high deductible health plans are presented to employees.

The use of telemedicine has surged as a result of COVID-19.

Telehealth can provide high-quality, high-value care, but the last year has also demonstrated that not all services are up to par.

Misty Guinn, director of customer advocacy at Benefitfocus, discusses the current state of employee benefits.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people interact with their benefits, their jobs and their medical needs.

Addressing drug and alcohol addiction needs to be a long-term strategy for employers.

“We can see a future where over the next 10 years, most healthcare interactions will be online,” says Robin Glass, president of Doctor on Demand.

Amazon has various healthcare initiatives under way.