by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Healthcare & Wellness News
According to a recent report from the AHIP Center for Policy and Research from November 2015, as of January 2015 nearly 19.7 million people were enrolled in health savings account/high-deductible health plans (HSA/HDHPs). This represents an increase of approximately...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Healthcare & Wellness News
2/6/2015 3:08 pm By Jerry Geisel, Business Insurance BOCA RATON, Fla. — Employers looking to hold down group health care plan increases should consider turning to their captive insurers, a consultant says. Compared to purchasing coverage in the traditional...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Healthcare & Wellness News
By: Christine Benz, Morningstar 2/28/16 6:00 AM High-deductible health plans have been proliferating in recent years: 82% of large employers planned to offer a high-deductible healthcare plan in 2015, according todata from Towers Watson, up from just 21% of large...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Healthcare & Wellness News
By: Cort Olsen, Employer Benefit Advisor April 21, 2016 HR executives and business leaders are not always aligned about employee well-being or wellness solution buy-in, new research shows, signaling a need for adviser help to bridge the disconnect. Optum’s seventh...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Healthcare & Wellness News
By: Emma Seppala- Harvard Business Review April, 08, 2016 In the name of employee wellness, and in response to insurance company demands, corporations are offering well-being initiatives with financial incentives. Complete this cholesterol screening, say, and you’ll...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Healthcare & Wellness News
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission PRESS RELEASE 5-16-16 Rules Address Incentives; Protect Confidentiality WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans...