BenefitsPRO Magazine-August 2019

June 18, 2019

Medicare for All and Medicare at 50: What will it all mean

As candidates make their way to your backyard to discuss their agenda for the 2020 presidential campaign, you can count on health care reform being high on the list of policy topics discussed.

Letter from the Editor

Never tell me the odds

Paul Wilson | July 31, 2019

Resiliency in the face of long odds is something benefits advisors are all too familiar with.

Face of Change

The cutting edge: A Q&A with Allison Butler

Paul Wilson | August 12, 2019

Allison Butler is focused on bringing higher quality benefits to employers at lower costs.

Columnists

The future is an easy place to do business

Marty Traynor | August 14, 2019

As we look to the future, our imaginations allow us to make all our problems go away.

In case of emergency, break glass

Christopher Carosa | August 21, 2019

The classic 'emergency fund' can play a role beyond its original pre-retirement objective.

Growth continues for voluntary sales, part 3

Bonnie Brazzell & Nick Rockwell | August 20, 2019

Benefit brokers, career agents and voluntary brokers take the largest share of voluntary/worksite sales.

Sorry, not sorry: How to stop the silent business killer

Kevin Trokey | August 19, 2019

Confidence is attractive. Apologies are not.

Action/Reaction

Do you have the skills necessary to survive as a benefits professional?

BenefitsPRO editors | August 15, 2019

We asked our readers what traits and skills advisors need to build and maintain their careers in the coming decades.

Features

Health plan audits drive employer savings

Dan Cook | August 09, 2019

The growing range of audits available serves to establish best practices going forward that keep plan costs down.

Health system consolidation: Can employer groups, brokers survive it?

Dan Cook | March 15, 2019

Evidence suggests that consolidation among health systems leads to higher prices for services and stable or lower quality of care.

Adapting to industry consolidation with a block strategy

Cynthia Coverson | August 13, 2019

Relying on traditional business models will not be enough for brokers looking to stay competitive in the current environment.

Creating a new normal with EAPs

Alan Goforth | August 02, 2019

Well-designed and implemented employee assistance plans can provide significant benefits to both workers and employers.