Understanding Health Insurance

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…

Value-Based Care and Behavioral Health Treatment

For value-based care to provide truly holistic, coordinated care to patients, it must incorporate behavioral health…

How to Ensure Your Benefits Package Grows With Your Business

When your business was starting out, a simple small business benefits package — some free food, a little paid time off and…

Value-Based Care Tech, Part 2: Patient Interfaces

Without patient engagement and the right technology, value-based care will stall. With engagement and the right technology,…

Answering the 6 Most Common Employee Open Enrollment Questions

Employees consistently say that when they're choosing where to work, health insurance can make or break their…

How to Prepare for Your Business’s First Open Enrollment Period

Offering your workforce health insurance for the first time is an exciting milestone. It's a sign that your business is…

How PCP-Employee Engagement Lowers Costs and Keeps Employees Healthy

Patient-provider relationships take time to develop; but once they're established, they can greatly benefit employee health.…

Who Should Be Involved in Choosing an Employer Health Insurance Plan?

If you're considering offering employer health insurance for your small group for the first time — or if you're looking to…