Wednesday, June 12, 2019Workers prefer benefits Over the past decade, power within the job market has shifted dramatically from employers to candidates. This change in the recruitment ecosystem has led employers to take a deeper look at the benefits being offered to employees. READ MORE >>
Friday, April 5, 2019As a business leader, you know that procurement of goods and services is at the heart of good business practice, and you likely manage your supply chain with diligence to ensure suppliers meet standards for quality and affordability. So why don’t most employers behave in this manner when purchasing healthcare services? READ MORE >>
Tuesday, January 29, 2019Unless your Broker is reducing frequency & severity of your claims what are you paying them for, busy work? By managing the healthcare supply chain, which are the actual costs of the items utilized like office visits, surgeries, imaging, hospitals and drugs. READ MORE >>
Monday, September 5, 2016 The rising cost of healthcare — and the pressures associated with pushing more of the cost onto employees — is causing a shift to self-insurance among employers. According to a new survey out by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an Itasca, Illinois-based insurance brokerage firm, 54% of 3,000 U. READ MORE >>
Monday, March 7, 2016In more than 10 years of working with companies, there is one thing I’ve learned above everything else: Human Resources (HR) is incredibly complex. For starters, there are dozens of state and federal agencies tasked with enforcing hundreds of employment-related laws that organizations must follow. READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 26, 2015Employers that are growing up, and are in the awkward teenage years, are about to get a big surprise, and not the good kind. When a company first opens, they are excited when they first implement their benefit plans for their handful of employees. They offer one or two medical plans, perhaps some dental and vision, and a small life insurance policy. READ MORE >>
Saturday, September 27, 2014 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already changed the health insurance landscape in the United States. In 2014, the health insurance landscape will continue to shift when several of the ACA’s provisions are implemented. The ACA’s community rating rules are one of the key provisions that will be implemented in 2014. READ MORE >>
Saturday, November 2, 2013When your employees get engaged in HumanaVitality®, your business can earn up to 10 percent off their monthly medical premiums. With the soaring costs of medical insurance 10% is a lot of money for any business, or individual. READ MORE >>
Friday, October 11, 2013 The PPACA has already changed the health insurance landscape in the United States. In 2014, the health insurance landscape will continue to shift when several of the PPACA’s provisions are implemented. The PPACA’s community rating rules are one of the key provisions that will be implemented in 2014. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 By Keith R. McMurdy After last week’s reminder about the Oct. 1 deadline for Affordable Care Act communications, the following question came up frequently — Does the notice requirement apply to employers with less than 50 employees? READ MORE >>
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