When an employee uses the emergency room instead of visiting a primary care physician or PCP, this is a phenomenon commonly referred to as PCER–short for “Primary Care Emergency Room.”…
1.31.2020
Sena Meilleur
Better Benefits, Lower Costs
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4 Last-Minute Creative Employee Perks to Incorporate this Open Enrollment
Like many of my fellow Vermonters, I love outdoor activities. Hike-bike-ski-paddle is my motto, giving me something fun to do in all four seasons. Last summer, after a lovely paddle…
9.26.2019
Better Benefits, Lower Costs
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Self-Funded vs. Fully-Funded: Weighing the Cost Savings for Your Business
The other day I was talking with a business owner with 50 employees about his health insurance, and I asked if he had ever self-funded. His reply: “Oh, we’re too…
6.14.2019
Value-based medicine would completely revolutionize the way we pay for health services. To add to the difficulty, this model would require some general agreement on the definition of ‘value’ in…
1.21.2018
Earlier this month, Principal Sena Meilleur and Managing Principal Kevin O’Connor took to the front of the room during the final session at the Granite State Human Resource Conference in…
As we do, we continue to face the challenge of recruiting and retaining talented employees. With economic growth still sluggish, our employees face ongoing financial challenges, and worries over health…
You’ve probably seen a commercial on TV for Sovaldi, a breakthrough drug that can cure hepatitis C. Without a doubt, this drug has and will change people’s lives for the…
This August, the Burlington office took part in its first ever Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival (LCDBF) in memory of one of our own, Kristen Hutton, who passed away from…