In the 40s, we hired hands. In the 80s, we hired hearts and minds. Today, we hire every bit of every employee — and that includes issues they deal…

T.J. Morrison believes that the huge interest in self-funded plans requires that they be designed and operated differently than in years past.

With 23 percent of the U.S. population using three or more prescription drugs, it is amazing that many physicians are still essentially guessing which…

One of the benefits of moving from old-fashioned “wellness” programs to today's well-being initiatives is the opportunity to include and address more of the issues employees are dealing with.

New and innovative models of care delivery and payment models are being incorporated into health plans.

Many older practitioners are aging out of the business with no succession plans. Dawn McFarland, President of M&M Benefit Solutions has started one of the few intern and mentorship programs in the business. Now, she wants to scale it.

Scott Schoenvogel, CEO at Compass Professional Health Services, believes that healthcare navigation programs that account for benefits, consumer decision making and clinical decision points is the way through.

We have been talking about consumers in health care since the turn of the century, but real health care consumers — in the true sense of the word —…