Consumer Driven Health Care

In the state of Texas, for example, a House committee asked the Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) to look at compounded drug prescriptions for injured employees.

What would happen if consumers could easily shop for non-emergency surgery and get bundled pricing, all with the help of a concierge to guide them through the process?

Most brokers would agree that lawmakers have not done them many favors in 2017. But here are seven reasons why open enrollment actually may go smoother this year.

The recent fight over dramatic cuts to Medicaid in the failed GOP repeal of the Affordable Care Act has prompted calls to bolster the program both on the federal level and within many states.

Older workers tend to be more unhappy in their jobs than their younger colleagues, according to a survey of more than 2,000 U.K. employees by human resource firm Robert Half U.K.

Rachel Miner is an employee benefit strategist at Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas, LLC. Their agency partners closely with mid-sized businesses to simplify employee benefits and proactively manage health care spend through creative thought leadership and innovative solutions.

As the industry rapidly embraces advances in technology, its becoming increasingly important that brokers get up to speed on using Big Data and predictive analytics.

How can companies and consumers protect themselves and manage this increasing threat?