What will happen if the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan coalition becomes a real thing? Find out in this article from Employee Benefit Advisor. The announcement that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase would form an independent healthcare company for their U.S. employees is just one more move in a...
Technology offers advanced opportunities to make your health plan customized to your employees. Check out this article from Employee Benefit Advisor by Cort Olsen for more information. Many advisers are using digital monitoring to evaluate the status of wellbeing within a given employer’s employee population. Craig Schmidt,...
Level-funded plan uptake trickling down market What are level-funded plans, and why are they becoming so popular? Allow this article to break down the facts for you. A brighter light is being cast on level-funded group health plans as benefits decision-makers tackle open-enrollment season. Several industry observers...
From The ACA Times, let's take a look at ACA Health Coverage in 2018. It was meant to have the opposite effect. The Trump administration’s decision to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by shortening the annual open enrollment period to 45-days and cutting funding to promote...
The tax bill that Republican lawmakers are finalizing would have wide-reaching effects on health issues. But the GOP still has negotiating ahead to get a bill that both the House and Senate will support. That hasn't stopped some party leaders from looking forward to additional...
In this article from Kaiser Health News, the stupendous rise of prescription costs is finally addressed. What steps are being taken to reduce costs for Medicare patients? Find out below. Medicare enrollees, who have watched their out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs climb in recent years, might...
Are you searching for a detailed look at health care costs across all available health care plans? Fortunately, we have a survey that will help you gain this outlook. In this article, our partner, UBA Benefits, provides insight on the rise of health care costs...
With over 20,000 health plans entered into UBA's Health Plan survey, the results have never been more informative. After reading the post below on Group Healthcare Premiums, head on over to this page to take our benchmark survey for customized results fit to your company's needs. I’m...
It's important to stay up-to-date on ACA. In this blog post, we take you deep into the specifics and what 2018 may look like for insurers. Read below for more information and important charts. You can read the original article here. Source: Kamal R., Cox C. (10...
What's the latest on the effects of President Trump's executive order on health care? We pulled this article from Kaiser Health News, which includes multiple sources for information. Check them out and stay up-to-date with us! You can read the original article here. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (10...