Healthcare plans

Angie Villamaria, director of associate wellness for Centura Health, put rhetoric into action by implementing a weight loss program for the health network’s employees.

Rate increases are higher than they appear, as low-cost plan options are disappearing, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Some options are better at reducing the expense of such services than others, say Universal Health Advisors John Mickner and Tim Cummings.

Don’t be the next company to pay $700,000 for an ambulance ride.

The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.

Over the past 12 months, the Private Benefit Exchange Index has seen significant gains.

For employers who implement the right solution to Affordable Care Act requirements, the benefits include reduced costs, improved accuracy and year-to-year repeatability.

Employers must help workers understand each of the available plan types and the terms that are commonly used to describe them.

Employers need to expand efforts on educating employees about healthcare savings, says Alegeus CEO Steve Auerbach.

Although it won’t be disclosed until fall, maximum contribution is expected to increase by $50 and employers should know the change is coming.

The U.S. healthcare market is shifting, and the Pacific Business Group on Health wants to serve as a resource for employers on changing payment models.

The average cost of employee healthcare makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget, SHRM finds.

Some options are better at reducing the expense of such services than others, say Universal Health Advisors John Mickner and Tim Cummings.

Bernard Health founder Alex Tolbert talks to EBN about why healthcare costs continue to escalate and how those increases are impacting employees’ wage and salary increases.

Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.

The U.S. healthcare market is shifting, and the Pacific Business Group on Health wants to serve as a resource for advisers and employers on changing payment models.

Employers are exploring new options such as self-insurance, which is expected to increase by 35% in two years.

The platforms promote trust, break down silos and create better connections, says Regence BlueShield President Don Antonucci.

It’s a common misunderstanding that CI only covers this disease, says The Standard’s Danielle Lehman, but the products have evolved.

Let’s consider the impact of the approaching moratorium, the ways employers can use it to their financial advantage and what might happen when it ends in 2018.