I was recently asked to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by BDO, USA and facilitated by The Association for Corporate Health Risk Management (ACHRM). After 16 years in the…
7.26.2017
Holley Maher
Better Benefits, Lower Costs
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The Six Critical Questions Posed to CFOs Regarding Healthcare Cost Containment
Better Benefits, No Headaches
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Keeping Operational Aspects in Sync: How HR and Finance Work Together
Over the past 60 years, a number of social, economic and political changes have contributed to the growing need for a full-time/dedicated HR professional to manage a number of duties.…
Your company has an all-hands-on-deck staff meeting. As you’re speaking to your employees, you look out across the audience and see half of the audience texting or simply looking bored…
The U.S. health care system is complex. While insurance is an important tool to limit exposure, it adds a layer of confusion. Here are just a few tips and tricks…
In August 2016, I announced MRCT’s decision to join OneDigital Health and Benefits, one of the nation’s leading benefits advisory companies. We saw the move as an enhancement of what…
Better Benefits, Compliance Confidence
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Why The Changing Health Insurance Renewal Dates?!?
Are you one of the many businesses with 2 – 100 employees who changed to an October renewal date? Need a refresher on why you made the decision to shift…
Lower Costs
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Looking For A Long-Term Strategy To Manage Your Employer Health Plan? Consider An ACO!
While unnecessary services, excess administrative expenses, fraud, and an inefficient care delivery model certainly contribute to higher premiums there are many other drivers to increasing costs.
Better Benefits
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Six Reasons Why A Defined Contribution Model Is Right For Your Employee Benefits Approach
A big buzzword in benefits today is “defined contribution (DC).” The DC model appeals to businesses because it allows a company to control cost, provide employees with choices, offer tax…
5.25.2016
Compliance Confidence
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Obamacare Pricing - The Good, The Bad, And The Variables For Employer Sponsored Health Plans
Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), insurance companies determined small group rates after analyzing and applying a risk factor to employee ages, genders, and medical conditions. Shortly after the…
In April of 2016, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Stephen Hemsley said that in 2017 UHC “will remain in only a handful of states.” According to an article by Employee Benefit News, “the…
If you’re an employer, you spend a lot of money on employees and health insurance is an employee expense found at top of the list. When you have a budget…