The Employer’s Guide to Self-Funded Health Insurance Costs for health insurance continue to rise, particularly for small employers. On average, employers pay up to 25% more for the same coverage as a large employer. This…
The Employer’s Guide to Self-Funded, Level-Funded, and Fully Insured Health Insurance
What Can Employers Do to Lower Health Insurance Costs?
What Can Employers Do to Lower Health Insurance Costs? Health insurance coverage is not only a hot topic for employees, it is also a significant part of an employer’s annual budget. With health insurance rates…
Six Trends in Small Employer Benefits for 2022
What does 2022 have in store for small employer benefits? In many ways, who knows? But in the the benefits space, one thing is certain: technology will continue disrupt in new ways and brokers and…
The Great Resignation: The Impact on Healthcare Benefits Brokers
In Part II of our series, we take a look at how the Great Resignation has impacted benefit brokers. Also check out Part I, focused on Third Party Administrators, here. Millions of employees are leaving…
Self-Funding: What’s Claims Data Got to Do With It?
Self-Funded Healthcare Data is Necessary for Accurate Plan Creation Small employers typically pay over 25% or more than their larger counterparts for the same health insurance plans, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures…
Healthcare Claims Data Is Becoming Expectation… And Is Possible
Healthcare Claims Data Technology is Becoming an Expectation I recently read an interview with Anne Brunson, VP of Service Operations at Maestro Health published in the July 14th issue of BenefitsPRO. In this article, she…
The Future of Healthcare: “We need to consider healthcare from both the clinical and non-clinical perspectives” with Jacob Sheridan, co-founder of TPA Stream
Jacob Sheridan co-founded TPA Stream in 2014 to make health benefits easier for employees and administrators. Jacob has over a decade of experience building, selling and managing entrepreneurial businesses and software. Focusing most of his…
A Simple Explanation of Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare administration costs have been a hot topic recently. Hospitals and physicians are attempting to cut costs on administration, which can contribute up to 25% of total healthcare costs. One of the major reasons healthcare…
The Future of Trumpcare
Just a few weeks into his presidency, President Donald Trump plans to expand the use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), allow the sale of health insurance across state lines, require price transparency from all healthcare…
Why Third Party Administrators are set to benefit from the 21st Century Cures Act
Earlier this month, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act and last week it was signed by President Obama. The Cures Act tackles mainstream issues such as mental health, the opioid crisis, FDA bureaucracy, and…