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Annual Renewal Due Diligence to Consider
By: Greg Watkins Expanding on the The Watko Way. This year we have seen higher health care renewals than in previous years. Claims utilization drives renewals and claims have increased due to: Delay in care, due to COVID-19Inflationary trends...
4 Reasons Employers Should Offer Financial Wellness Programs
The term “financial wellness” has received a lot of buzz over the past few years, and corporations are jumping on board at accelerating rates. According to a 2015 Aon Hewitt survey, 93% of employers intend to increase focus on the financial well-being…
Consumer-Driven Health Plans Drive Cost Consciousness: EBRI
High-deductible and consumer-driven health plans appear to effectively change consumers’ cost consciousness January 13, 2016 By Danielle Andrus Executive Managing Editor Investment Advisor Magazine Consumer-driven health plans appear...
Enrollment Trends With Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans
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...