Growth

Growth

by Katie Mercurio February 29, 2024 At Watko, a focus on growth is a basic characteristic of our work culture. Having a growth mindset allows us to serve our customers better by learning new ways to improve practices, impact vendor performance, and make a measurable...
It Ain’t Over

It Ain’t Over

by Greg Watkins February 1, 2024 I watched the Yogi Berra documentary on Netflix last night. If you haven’t watched it, there’s much to learn and it is very entertaining. His Yogi-isms and story in general are epic.  Makes me think a lot about the way we run our...
Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded

Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded

by Katie Mercurio October 26, 2023 While it’s true that most self-funded health plans have over 200 employees, there are more creative self-funded plan options for smaller groups, including groups that have fewer than 10 employees. In fact, we have experienced...
Controlling Increased Pharmacy Spend

Controlling Increased Pharmacy Spend

by Katie Mercurio September 6, 2023 Every company is concerned about increasing costs across their business. Providing competitive benefits plans becomes more complicated as health costs increase. Many companies are spending as much as 50 percent of their health...
Direct Primary Care

Direct Primary Care

by Greg Watkins July 13, 2023 More of our customers are engaging in ways to enhance provider access while improving patient care and potentially lowering health costs.  This is the foundation of Direct Primary Care (DPC).  Provider access is a real issue as witnessed...