In the race to bring health-related information to your digital world, Amazon is certainly not falling behind. Beginning in early March, Amazon enabled “Alexa” users to obtain answers to medical questions. According to a press release, with help from WebMD, Alexa devices will respond to medical questions with physician-reviewed, medically appropriate answers in plain, understandable [...]
The article below was published on June 18, 2017 by Employee Benefit News, written by Brian M. Kalish. Image Source: benefitnews.com Introduction Despite the uncertain future of the Affordable Care Act and pending replacement legislation, clients should continue finalizing their 2018 health and benefit offerings, contribution strategies, vendor terms, plan operations and employee [...]
The State of Benefits report from BenefitFocus shows that workers under the age of 26 are investing 20% more of their salary in HSAs than other generations. This is certainly due to the fact that nearly half have elected to enroll in high deductible health plans in 2017. While PPO plans remain very popular, especially [...]
The article below was published on June 7, 2017 by Employee Benefit News, written by Craig Hasday. The Republicans are looking everywhere for funds to fix healthcare, as well they should. This problem is not an easy one to solve, however. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers were faced with the Cadillac tax. As a [...]
The article below was published on June 2, 2017 by BenefitsPRO, written by Nathan Solheim. Image Source: BenefitsPRO In several “Star Trek” series, an alien villain known as the Borg travels the galaxy, assimilating creatures from all walks of life into its space-borne collective. Serious fans know that it’s almost impossible to escape [...]
The article below was published on May 11, 2017 by the Mercer Signal, written by David Dross. Photo Source: Mercer Signal With all the uncertainties around healthcare legislation swirling, cost control of pharmacy spend remains top priority for employers. On one hand, employers obviously want their employees to have access to the medications [...]
The trend from volume-based to value-based medical care is intended to change the focus from individual units of care to the overall health of a patient or a patient population. In very simple terms, value-based care is intended to bring cost and quality together. For payers, it means moving from traditional fee-for-service reimbursement to an [...]
For nine years, Cognizant and TriZetto have been honoring clients who use their technology and resources to achieve extraordinary results through their Healthcare Excellence award. Cognizant is a professional services company that helps businesses transform their operating and technology models for the digital era. Each year, they announce the finalists and winners of the awards [...]
The article below is from BenefitsPRO written by Dinesh Sheth on May 16, 2017. Let the politicians argue about who is going to pay for health care and who is not. Photo: Getty Images Business owners across all industries are facing uncertainty surrounding the status of current laws and regulations. A Republican majority [...]
The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) Operation Shout! On May 4, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a reconciliation bill to repeal and replace portions of the ACA. It will now be considered by the Senate, where it is expected to be significantly altered, including possibly addressing [...]
