Health Care Reform

The American health care system is far from perfect, but there's no simple solution on how to reform. At BenefitsPRO Broker Expo in Denver Tuesday, a panel of experts all agreed patients deserve better health education and care, but their opinions varied on the solutions.

These thought leaders are creating change and innovation in various areas of the health care and benefits landscape. In this panel, they share their thoughts on current and possible changes in the industry.

If benefits advisors and employers are not involving clinicians and physicians in health care plan design, they're not getting the full picture.

Consolidation in health care has evolved and hiring people who can "help us look under the hood" of some inscrutable algorithms was a priority, said Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

When asked what the one thing employers and managers can do to support their team's mental health, Miles replied, "Talk about it and lead by example".

At the recent Broker Expo, three advisors shared their experiences creating plans centered around a key theme: leveraging local health care providers.

Employers who have previously turned a deaf ear to brokers' innovative cost containment strategies are having a change of heart.

Although the FTC estimates that the final rule will increase health care worker earnings by $300 million annually, the American Hospital Association highlighted retention difficulties in the for-profit portion of the hospital sector.