Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.
Using Blue Shield of California as a precedent, more health entities may scale back their reliance on their PBMs in favor of centers of excellence that provide specific services. But this new approach to pharmacy benefits needs an organized and connected way for information to be shared.
This episode reveals how risk adjustment using data analytics can provide a fair comparison of health care providers, leading to potential massive cost savings.
Employers depend on their brokers to be trusted partners, to guide them through the ACA compliance process, and to assist them if they do face possible penalties. And the stakes have never been higher.
But about a year and a half ago, I got a major life lesson that I didn't want and certainly didn't need. This all comes back to a promise I made to my dad before he passed.
Employment loyalty has shifted dramatically in recent decades. Employers that evolve in response may be surprised at how well their companies perform – and the TPAs and brokers who help them can find new growth opportunities in the process.
Tune into our fascinating conversation with Shannon Goggin, co-founder and CEO of Noyo, as we traverse the landscape of benefits experience enhancement for customers.
Here are a few things benefits advisors and employers should keep in mind when it comes to providing support and tools to help employees this open enrollment season.
Confusion and lack of understanding are costing employees, their families, and their employers money and lost time. For brokers, this creates opportunities.
The past few years have been incredibly difficult for the entire health care industry, with physicians, nurses and support staff on the front lines of…