Reference-based pricing plans can result in significant savings, but there are a few common concerns employers have when they first hear about self-insuring and reference-based pricing.
There are multiple strategies for employers to implement cost containment concepts in their self-funded plans. Here are a few of the approaches we've seen self-funding vendors use.
Despite its challenges, the ACA has created some big opportunities for this industry, especially for brokers working with small and mid-sized employers.
More small employers will be looking for new ways to bend the cost curve in the new year, including adopting new funding strategies and innovative payment models. Here are three trends to watch in the small group space next year.
As 2017 winds to a close, the benefits tech industry can look back on a year of big lessons.
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