Companies are seeing health-insurance costs climb at the steepest rate in years, a trend that has finance chiefs looking for ways to remain competitive with job seekers while managing those higher expenses.
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Alliant Insurance Services Hires Shawna Larson, Adds Strength in the Pacific Northwest
Alliant Insurance Services continues to add strength to its Employee Benefits Group in the Pacific Northwest, hiring Shawna Larson as Vice President. The Vancouver, Washington-based Larson joins Alliant with a diverse expertise spanning the fields of benefits consulting, HR consulting, analytics, employee communications, and plan design. “Shawna’s ability to meld client-centric service with leading-edge technology… Continue reading Alliant Insurance Services Hires Shawna Larson, Adds Strength in the Pacific Northwest
Alex Gibson Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Orlando Benefits Team
Orlando, Florida-based consultant Alex Gibson has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Gibson will work with a diverse base of regional and national clients, deploying customized employee benefits programs and solutions. “Alex joins us with a unique professional background and extensive set of skills that adds additional strength to… Continue reading Alex Gibson Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Orlando Benefits Team
OptiMed Promises Employers ‘Finely Tuned Benefits Package’
OptiMed™ Health Plans now offers brokers and employers a digital platform for online quoting of health insurance plans and automated administration. OptiMed Health specializes in the small group market, for employers of 2-100. “The small group market has often been underserved by brokers because it takes as long or longer to secure plans and quotes… Continue reading OptiMed Promises Employers ‘Finely Tuned Benefits Package’
Chicago’s Gregg Aleman Joins Alliant Employee Benefits
Gregg Aleman has joined Alliant as First Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The longtime Chicago consultant will leverage his innovative approach and extensive public sector experience to provide added strength to Alliant’s benefits team. “Gregg has extensive experience delivering programs that provide clients with access to powerful benefits solutions that meet the diverse… Continue reading Chicago’s Gregg Aleman Joins Alliant Employee Benefits
WTW: Five Actionable Health Care Strategies that Create a Competitive Edge
As 2019 takes hold, companies unsatisfied with their health care spend can look to five effective strategies embraced by 2018’s best-performing companies to keep their employees healthy and costs low. The best performers eclipse others when it comes to using best-in-class, cost-effective health care benefit strategies. These companies boast a $3,548 per employee per year… Continue reading WTW: Five Actionable Health Care Strategies that Create a Competitive Edge
New Rules Could Ease Patients’ Access to their Own Health Records
The Trump administration is proposing steps aimed at improving patients’ access to their own health data, bolstering efforts to bring information including insurance claims, hospital and doctor records to digital devices such as smartphones. Federal health regulators are set to unveil two major proposed regulations closely watched by health and technology companies, amid a growing… Continue reading New Rules Could Ease Patients’ Access to their Own Health Records
Employers Change Tactics to Curb Health Insurance Costs
Company leaders are grappling with how to deal with the rising cost of health insurance in ways that get beyond the longtime strategy of simply passing on more of the burden to workers. “The CEOs of our clients are more involved in the health-care benefits program than I’ve seen in 25 years,” says Jim Winkler,… Continue reading Employers Change Tactics to Curb Health Insurance Costs
HHS to Let Some Employers Opt Out of Birth-Control Mandate
The Trump administration will allow religious groups, nonprofits, small businesses and some other employers to opt out of a requirement under the Affordable Care Act to provide birth-control coverage for their employees, a victory for religious conservatives who mounted a yearslong legal battle to eliminate the mandate. The exemptions, which the department of Health and… Continue reading HHS to Let Some Employers Opt Out of Birth-Control Mandate
Google’s Former Head of Search Products Joins Insurer Anthem to Run its AI Group
Udi Manber, who ran engineering for Google’s core search products and previously held senior roles at Yahoo and Amazon, is joining health insurance giant Anthem as the head of artificial intelligence, according to people familiar with the matter. Manber’s new role involved running the AI group at Anthem and he’s expected to build out a… Continue reading Google’s Former Head of Search Products Joins Insurer Anthem to Run its AI Group