Benefits
December 2015
Pros and Cons of Bundled Benefits
Bundling is a marketing strategy made popular by telecommunication companies that sell cable, telephone, and internet services for a discounted price...
Bundling is a marketing strategy made popular by telecommunication companies that sell cable, telephone, and internet services for a discounted price...
Benefits
November 2015
Value Based Plan Design
Wouldn't it be great if we could find a way to generate better health outcomes at a lower cost? That's the goal of the value based plan design. You...
Wouldn't it be great if we could find a way to generate better health outcomes at a lower cost? That's the goal of the value based plan design. You...
Benefits
October 2015
The Alphabet Soup of Medical Plans
Every industry tends to have its own language. In the healthcare industry, there's a veritable "alphabet soup" of acronyms that stand for health...
Every industry tends to have its own language. In the healthcare industry, there's a veritable "alphabet soup" of acronyms that stand for health...
Benefits
September 2015
Medicare
According to the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Trustees Report, monthly premiums are scheduled to rise next year from $104.90 to $159.30...
According to the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Trustees Report, monthly premiums are scheduled to rise next year from $104.90 to $159.30...
Benefits
August 2015
Retiree Medical Accounts
Why is healthcare coverage important for retirees? After all, they're covered by Medicare, right? Perhaps, but Medicare doesn't provide 100 percent...
Why is healthcare coverage important for retirees? After all, they're covered by Medicare, right? Perhaps, but Medicare doesn't provide 100 percent...
Health Care Reform
July 2015
Healthcare Reform Update
In late June, the Supreme Court ruled in King v. Burwell to continue allowing the federal government to issue subsidies and tax credits to eligible...
In late June, the Supreme Court ruled in King v. Burwell to continue allowing the federal government to issue subsidies and tax credits to eligible...
Benefits
June 2015
Cadillac Tax: Implications and Unknowns
Health industry experts cite the prevalence of rich healthcare benefits as a primary contributor to rising medical costs. These plans tend to...
Health industry experts cite the prevalence of rich healthcare benefits as a primary contributor to rising medical costs. These plans tend to...
Benefits
May 2015
The Facts About Medical Tourism
The Baby Boom of the 1940s and '50s was a global phenomenon. World War II soldiers returned home to the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan...
The Baby Boom of the 1940s and '50s was a global phenomenon. World War II soldiers returned home to the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan...
Benefits
April 2015
The Buy-Up Solution to Curtailing Benefits
Overhead expenses continue to rise but so does the competition to hire qualified employees, so it's important to create a balance between...
Overhead expenses continue to rise but so does the competition to hire qualified employees, so it's important to create a balance between...
Benefits
March 2015
What You Should Know About Prescription Drugs
Prescription drugs are a key component of today's healthcare landscape. Recognized as a contributor to both longer life expectancies and the rampant...
Prescription drugs are a key component of today's healthcare landscape. Recognized as a contributor to both longer life expectancies and the rampant...
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