Q&A: Forming Lower-Cost, Higher-Value Health Plans
What do your employees really want from their health plan? Answering that question can help you deliver a better benefit and save a lot of money by focusing on what is really needed.
Tag: Health Benefits
Q&A: The State of Diversity and Inclusion in 2019
Diversity and inclusion are critical to the cultural and fiscal health of any organization, and there are multiple studies that show the advantages of active diversity and inclusion practices. But how many organizations are benefiting from such advantages?
ACA ‘repeal’ bill eases employer requirements, faces uphill battle in Senate
Now that the House has passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—a proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare—the ball is in the Senate’s court. And while Senate Republicans say they won’t adopt the House’s version wholesale, most of the provisions easing requirements on employers are likely to appear in the Senate’s bill as well. The […]
What Do Workers Want? Better Healthcare Benefits, Not Perks
One Medical Group, a healthcare technology company that offers primary care, has shared the results of a recent nationwide survey of 1,000 full-time professionals regarding their opinions, desires, and perceptions about their companies’ employee benefits program.
Mercer Infographic: Taking Health Management to a New Level
This infographic via Mercer indicates that employers are increasingly willing to invest in health management — and they believe their programs are making a difference. “US employers believe that health management is helping to slow medical trend, and they are putting more emphasis on these programs,” says Beth Umland, Director of Research for Mercer’s Health […]
Survey shows employers staying course while exploring options on benefits
The health care reform law and high insurance costs are giving businesses plenty to think about, but most employers responding to a survey on employee benefits say their 2013 health insurance packages are close to what they offered in 2012. More than 2,000 employers participated in the survey from human resource and benefits information provider […]
Government Issues Health Care Reform Regulations on ‘Grandfathered’ Plans
On June 14, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury issued new regulations addressing grandfathered plans under health care reform and how such plans can keep their grandfathered status. Although the new health care reform legislation (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability […]
Employers Face Decisions for 2010 While Health Care Reform Is Debated
Employers’ HR and benefits teams are facing the question of what to do in response to pending health care reform. Competing health care proposals are being hotly debated by Congress and the White House in Washington, D.C., and by legislators and their constituents around the country. The debate presents the full range of options, from […]
Mental Health Parity Changes Take Effect January 1, 2010
It’s time for employers to examine their health benefits to see if they’re in compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act of 2008, which takes effect on January 1, 2010. The law applies to most employers with more than 50 employees. It requires covered employers that offer a health insurance plan with mental […]