Understanding Health Insurance

6 Unexpected Ways To Use Your FSA

Both employees and employers tend to really like flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Employees get to pay for a variety of…

Why Education Level and Health Go Hand-In-Hand

Each year of college completed by an individual can reduce mortality rates by 15% to 19%, according to the Brookings…

Upskilling Heath Care Workers in a Value-Based Care Model

As value-based approaches to care have gained traction, health care staffing has become more efficient. In the last few…

Educating Your Employees on Avoiding Health Insurance Penalties After Retirement

As employees approach the end of their careers, it's likely that most of them will have questions about retirement health…

How Emerging Medical Technology Shifts Care From Volume to Value

Hospitals receiving value-based incentive payments are more likely to adopt emerging medical technology to support new…

Breaking Down 3 Myths About Value-Based Care

How much do you know about value-based care? Even informed people sometimes carry health care misconceptions about…

Supporting Employees With Different Levels of Health Care Needs

Small business health insurance works best when it's able to support employees needing different levels of health care.…

Why Social Determinants of Health Hold the Key to Employee Wellness

When most people think about staying healthy, the first things that spring to mind are cutting down on fast food, logging…

Are Health Insurance Premiums Tax Deductible? Answering Common Questions About Your Employees’ Premiums

While health care costs take many different shapes, your employees probably associate them most closely with the premiums…

Proactive Analytics: How Employers Can Apply Measurement in Health Care

Health care can represent a considerable expense for small business owners. Value-based care could help keep employee health…

Tips from a vision benefits pro: The value of packaging non-medical lines

Recently, I wrote about the importance of packaging medical and non-medical plans, and how integrating plans can positively…

Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines: What It Means for Employers

Premium increases and a reduction in the number of issuers selling plans in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces over…