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The Four Best Benefits of Choosing a Level Funded Health Plan
Employers with healthy workforces are paying needlessly high health care costs, which is why many of them trust us to self-fund their health plans. After all, employers that choose self funding retain savings from things like unused care, utilizing custom provider...
Final Federal Transparency Rules That Plan Sponsors, As Fiduciaries, Need to Be Aware of
A lot has happened since the White House issued an executive order in June of 2019, which led to the Hospital Price Transparency Act. In November 2020, the Departments of Labor (DoL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury released the Transparency in...
Five Strategies for a Smarter Self Funded Health Plan
Employers are switching to self funded health plans quite rapidly, but the swing from fully insured to self funded health plans did not happen overnight. Health care costs have grown steadily for decades, but they have especially ballooned in recent years. 2022...
How Employers Help Their Employees Avoid Balance BillingÂ
We hosted employers for an action-packed hour to talk about how you can guide your employees to avoid costly balance billing. If you missed the webinar, you can view the recording or read on for a detailed recap of this important topic. Out-of-network claims...
Health Policy Trends: New Federal and State Healthcare Legislation Affecting Employers
It’s peak legislative season, which means a lot of proposed bills are being reviewed and discussed at both the state and federal levels. We aim to keep our employers in the loop when it comes to trending health policy topics and legislative proposals. As of the...