How Underperforming Doctors Affect Benefits Costs and How to Fix It
How is doctor performance affecting your benefits plans costs? Employers can expect employee healthcare costs to increase by 6.5% in...
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Aug 4, 2023
Decoding Health Insurance Premiums: Understanding Where Your Money Goes
Do you understand what your health insurance premium is actually paying for? As healthcare premiums continue to rise, it is increasingly...
Jul 28, 2023
ERISA Compliance 101: Classes and Contributions | Employer Services & Compliance Webinar Series
Are your benefits programs compliant and meeting important nondiscriminatory regulations? Employers have discretion when structuring...
Jul 13, 2023
Going Beyond Benefits Benchmarking with Healthcare Data
Are you focusing too much on your company’s benchmarking results? Trying to directly compete with other industry leaders could hurt the...
Jul 5, 2023
Q2 2023 | Legislative Review for Employers
Key Topics & Critical Information for Employers For important details, timely information and exclusive access to webinars on prominent...
Jun 7, 2023
How Self-Funding Health Plans Can Revolutionize Your Employee Benefits
How can you contain your healthcare costs without cutting your employees’ benefits? The average family premium has increased 20% since...
May 16, 2023
The Race to Control Healthcare Costs: Using Data to Your Advantage
Is your business feeling the impact of rising healthcare costs? A recent study conducted by Mercer showed that the total health benefits...
Apr 10, 2023
Self-Funding vs. Fully-Insured: Where Do I Start?
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation Study, employer-sponsored insurance plans covered almost 159 million nonelderly people in...
Mar 26, 2023
Horizon BCBSNJ | Amendment to Definition of "Allowance"
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) has updated the definition of "Allowance" in its health insurance policy....
Mar 9, 2023
Know the Facts | Maryland Paid Family Leave
Last year, on April 9, 2022, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Time to Care Act of 2022 to...
Mar 2, 2023
Common Questions Your Healthcare Data Can Answer
Are you leveraging medical and pharmacy claims data to answer key questions about plan utilization? Using claims data to your advantage...
Feb 23, 2023
2023 CAA RxDC Reporting | Carrier Surveys
Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), health insurers offering group or individual health coverage and self-funded group...
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