Article as seen in Benefits Pro on October 12, 2016 written by Cindi A. Slater M.D. Open enrollment is upon us and for the majority of employers, that means offering employees a high deductible health plan. It is also the time of year when benefits professionals are most likely to remind employees to shop around [...]
Article as seen on July 15th, 2016 in blog.riskmanagers.us. Montana adopts reference based pricing model for state employees. Will other states follow? Montana says health plan contracts will save $25 million From Tribune reports 3:27 p.m. MDT July 8, 2016 Montana will save more than $25 million by the end of 2018 through changes to [...]
You might wonder why this question at this time of year, but that’s exactly the point. Now that crunch time and the pressure of renewal are behind us, take a deep dive into your health plan to learn where your health care dollars are going. Performing a checkup on your health plan means reviewing data [...]
Article is by Erik Engquist, as seen in Crain's New York Business Fears of an insurance death spiral are misplaced, according to industry insiders fighting to preserve stop-loss policies for companies that self-insure. The Assembly and the Cuomo administration have concerns that letting small businesses self-fund—that is, pay their workers’ health-care bills directly—depletes the risk [...]
