How one company uses technology to reduce health care costs
Jiff CEO Derek Newell discusses the role data analytics plays in reducing health care costs as well as the companys relationship with benefit brokers.
Technology
Benefits Think Be selective about communication technology
Its increasingly clear that employers must deliver a consumer-grade experience to employees on many levels, including benefits communication.
Andrea Davis
Employee Benefit News
Zenefits alternative gets broker endorsement
While the HR tech platform Zenefits offers a solution that addresses certain employer pain points, it also asks employers to dump their current broker. A new tech solution promises the same benefits without asking employers to sever their current broker relationship.
Benefits Think Automation is key to preparing health care industry for the future
Commentary: Specific innovations in benefits administration software are paving the way and supplying the technological framework to a future primarily based in cyberspace rather than buildings filled with people.
Federal marketplace may have wrongly issued subsidies
The federal health insurance marketplace may have issued subsides to persons not eligible to receive them during the first open enrollment period, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General has found.
CMS announces contract for ACA marketplace system integrator
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton a $202 million contract to be the marketplace system integrator, or general contractor, which includes the federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace, parts of the state-run marketplaces and more.
Benefits Think The antidote to Zenefits
Commentary: Brokers across the country have horror stories of Zenefits stealing their clients. So, columnist Nelson Griswold asks, what can a broker or adviser do to defend his book from Zenefits?
Connecticut exchange first in line for self-sufficiency
Connecticuts AccessHealthCT is poised to become the nations first state-run marketplace that will be financially self-sustaining in 2016 when federal grants end for these online marketplaces as stipulated under the Affordable Care Act.
Benefits Think 4 steps to control health care costs with predictive analytics
Commentary: The health care cost crisis needs to be addressed now. Enter applied predictive analytics.
Should brokers be thanking Zenefits?
With its streamlined technology platform and no fee business model, Zenefits has created quite a stir in the benefits industry. Should brokers be scared or should they be thanking Zenefits for pushing the envelope?
Redefining benefits administration in a post-ACA era
Health reform has put a spotlight on ben admin and HRIS systems, but there are many factors to consider when choosing a new platform, experts say.
How to protect client data from a cyber-breach
Benefit advisers have an increasing responsibility to keep client data secure, says Tinker Kelly, president and CEO of VEBA. He explains practical prevention tips and what to do if a breach occurs.
Benefits Think Bring your benefits business up to the 21st century
Commentary: Brokers need to embrace technologies that allow them to work faster, smarter and more cost-effectively here are 6 ways to streamline your business.
Veer Gidwaney
Maxwell Health
Benefits Think Employers expect more from brokers
Commentary: Technology helps, but it does not replace the expertise and experience of a broker. Rather, it helps to elevate what the broker can supply to a level that is equal to consumer demand, says Zywaves Dave OBrien.
Benefits Think How to become indispensable
Commentary: There is no better time to be a broker, says Zywaves Dave OBrien.
Why brokers must embrace technology
Clients are turning to their benefit adviser for technology support something brokers have to provide. Choosing a partner with the same goals and understanding the entire process are essential.
Zenefits fires back in dispute with ADP
Zenefits has filed a motion to dismiss an anti-defamation lawsuit filed against it by payroll services giant ADP, continuing a heated row between the two companies that Zenefits says comes down to a a fight for consumer choice.
Benefits Think Consolidation makes room for new players, ideas
Commentary: Its natural to fear that fewer insurance companies will mean less choice in health plans and less differentiation and innovation. But there is good news.
Why innovative technology is imperative for private exchanges
Employer clients and their employees expect innovative technology solutions to meet their needs, even when it comes to health care and especially when it comes to private exchanges.
8 features a broker should look for in a private exchange
As small employers shift from group to individual coverage, private exchanges can be a useful tool to keep brokers competitive and maximize profits during the transition.