UHC Leaving Exchanges?
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…
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Private Exchanges: A Millennial’s Perspective
On the surface, it may seem as though health benefits offered by employers to their employees are keeping up with the times. After all, in the past three decades there’s…
Four Novel Ideas About Private Exchanges
Private exchanges experienced modest levels of adoption last year despite all the press and predictions. The first significant cohorts to embrace this approach were mostly large employers with savvy benefits…
What’s Next For Private Exchanges? Four Considerations
Last year, as the clock ticked down to 2015, private exchanges experienced modest levels of adoption. By and large, the first significant cohort to embrace this approach were large employers…
Meet Me In The Middle: Private Exchanges Pick Up Speed
The way in which organizations have traditionally offered health insurance coverage to their workers is undergoing a real evolution as more and more companies seek out alternative solutions like switching…
Empowering The Consumer: Private Exchanges And Customization
If we look outside the world of employee benefits, the transformation is epidemic. Customization has become “de rigueur.” There are pillow menus at hotels, myriad gluten-free, vegetarian and organic options…
The End Of Employer Sponsored Healthcare?
We have written extensively about the fact that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has and will continue to transform the employer sponsored group medical insurance industry. Whether public/private exchanges, legal…
The Consumer Factor: Four Elements To Consider With Private Exchanges
We are living in an era of the consumer. Advances in technology have given individuals more power than they have ever possessed to access products and services that best meet…
The Consumerization Of Insurance Brings Innovators And Entrepreneurs To The Playing Field
Whether you are for or against the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is undeniable that the new rules of healthcare are beginning to show signs of coagulation. As with any…
OneDigital Shines A Light On The Newest Players In The Connecticut Health Plan Market
Executives representing more than 60 Hartford-area companies joined the OneDigital Hartford team for a thought leadership event last week. The event was the third in the organization’s Chief Executive Series…
Private Marketplaces: Game-Changing Innovation
The Affordable Care Act has opened a floodgate of controversy, discussion and debate--as well as opportunity-- on the topic of public and private exchanges. Though state and federal exchanges are…