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Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:44
Telemedicine: A True Weapon in the War on Healthcare Costs
Written by Tonya Young
Telemedicine is one of the fastest growing trends in healthcare cost management right now. This innovative offering is a feature within or added to a group health plan where members can receive complete treatment including prescriptions from a board-certified doctor via phone or online from the convenience of their home…
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Join Kristen as she presents to the Mountain States Employers Council's Benefit Update Conference! Many employers have benefitted enormously from having a partially self-funded arrangement, where they participate in the actual claims experience of their employees with protection from any catastrophic claims. If you haven’t evaluated this for your company,…
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Now more than ever, employers need a trusted benefits advisor to bring strategic cost-containment strategies, help them stay compliant with various legal entities, and to assist with the myriad of service issues that crop up in health insurance. Especially in light of the Affordable Care Act, companies and brokers have…
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Wednesday, 21 January 2015 17:00
Benchmark Your Plan with the Kaiser Foundation Survey
Written by Tonya Young
Fall River uses various employer surveys and other tools to benchmark the competitiveness of our clients’ benefit packages in their industry. The annual Kaiser Family Foundation benefits survey is one that we use often. This national survey tracks trends in employer-sponsored health plans and focuses on changes in total premiums,…
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The annual benefits open enrollment can often be a very stressful time for Human Resources professionals. Some of the most frustrating tasks involve hunting down employees for their enrollment decisions and coordinating all the paperwork that accompanies them. What if you had a system that allowed you to handle all…
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Tired of watching your healthcare benefits deteriorate while premiums skyrocket? Take charge of what you CAN impact and put your health plan on a better path for the future. Join Kristen as she presents at two seminars in September, one live and one by convenient webinar, about the strategies you…
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Wednesday, 04 December 2013 10:00
2013 KFF Study Finds Healthcare Trends Leveling Off
Written by Tonya Young
The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust conducts an annual survey of employer-sponsored health insurance, which covers about 149 million people. The survey conducted in January through May of 2013 was the 15th of its kind, and included responses from over 2,000 public and private employers…
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Friday, 22 October 2010 02:00
Group Health Insurance Survey Says… (Part 1 of 2)
Written by KristenRussell
Higher Premiums & Greater Employee Cost-Sharing The Kaiser Family Foundation released their “Employer Health Benefits – 2010 Summary of Findings” on September 2nd, 2010.
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 02:00
Group Health Insurance Survey Says… (Part 2 of 2)
Written by KristenRussell
Higher Premiums & Greater Employee Cost-Sharing The Kaiser Family Foundation released their “Employer Health Benefits – 2010 Summary of Findings” on September 2nd, 2010. Amidst the economic upheaval, the numbers clearly suggest two trends.
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011 00:00
2011 Group Health Insurance Trends (Part 1 of 2)
Written by KristenRussell
What trends can you expect in employee benefits for 2011? What financial impacts did healthcare reform have on the average renewal?
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011 00:00
2011 Group Health Insurance Trends (Part 2 of 2)
Written by KristenRussell
Our last post broke down the painful cost increases in employee benefits for 2011. As a business owner or HR professional, how can you win in the face of such daunting trends? Helping clients aggressively apply the right strategy to beat these trends is where health insurance really gets fun!
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011 07:07
Coming Soon: Spousal Coverage Exclusions
Written by KristenRussell
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA) Dependent Coverage provision, there was a lot of focus this past year on dependent eligibility audits and the rising costs of dependents to employer plans.
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The Employee Benefit Research Institute just released their 2011 Consumer Engagement in Healthcare Survey.
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Segal’s 2012 Trend Survey predicts average employer healthcare renewals betwen 9.6% - 10.4%.
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