Harvard Pilgrim and its family of companies provide health benefit plans, programs and services to more than 3 million customers in New England and beyond. A leading not-for-profit health services company, we guide our members–and the communities we serve–to better health.
Founded by doctors nearly 50 years ago, we’re building on our legacy. In partnership with our expansive network of doctors and hospitals, we’re improving health outcomes and lowering costs through clinical quality and innovative care management.
Allowing flexible and hybrid working may play a role, especially where otherwise the costs of commuting and/or extended childcare would become prohibitive for workers.
Thanks to a collaborative approach among health insurers, patients and employers, cost containment and positive consumer experiences are possible, say Harvard Pilgrim Health Care experts.
As companies continue to grapple with the impact of the global pandemic, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's Dr. Anthony Sossong and Beth Roberts discuss how it is changing the way employers view health care benefits, especially emotional well-being and mental health benefits.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's Director of Population Health Improvement, Tami Ireland, joins Beth Roberts, SVP, Commercial Business, to discuss how programs are adapting to help employees stay safe and supported emotionally.
The pandemic is bringing unprecedented change, but Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's Beth Roberts and Dr. Elizabeth Coté from MyHealthMath say this is exactly what healthcare benefits need.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's Beth Roberts and Dr. Elizabeth Coté from MyHealthMath discuss how this evolution will impact health benefits in 2021 – and beyond.
Harvard Pilgrim and its family of companies provide health benefit plans, programs and services to more than 3 million customers in New England and beyond. A leading not-for-profit health services company, we guide our members–and the communities we serve–to better health. Founded by doctors nearly 50 years ago, we’re building on our legacy. In partnership with our expansive network of doctors and hospitals, we’re improving health outcomes and lowering costs through clinical quality and innovative care management.
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Employers are looking for ways to support their employees and provide them with the benefits they need when they need them. Download this eBook and learn how you can help your clients provide a holistic benefits experience that meets those very needs.
Is your benefits program resonating with current and prospective employees? Assessing your employee benefits is a must in order to attract and retain top talent. Download this eBook and learn about eight considerations to build a better employee benefits program.
According to a new survey from the American Heart Association and Aramark, 56% of employed Americans who eat lunch during work struggle to eat healthily. 77% of them say they're more likely to make healthier decisions at other times of the day if they eat a healthy lunch. And unhealthy eating habits are a leading cause of preventable disease. Download this white paper to learn how you can improve productivity and reduce health benefits costs with a nutrition scoring program.
Whether you currently offer family building support or are thinking about adding it to your offering, this white paper reveals the do’s and don’ts of an equitable program to help you avoid common pitfalls and identify the solutions that are best designed to help you meet the needs of a more diverse family building employee population.
This on-demand webinar will teach you how to help your employer clients improve their health benefits utilization by making care available where their employees will actually engage: on their schedule and in the privacy and comfort of their homes.
Traditional healthcare models are failing to deliver on the needs of employers and their populations. We know that investments in care aren’t paying off as much as they should be, and this is largely because access and convenience aren’t central to design. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about a better way.
Grief-related losses in productivity cost an estimated $100 billion each year in the U.S. Employees who have suffered a traumatic loss are largely left on their own to deal with grief and the logistics of loss. Download this guide to learn how a smart bereavement support program can smooth what is now a rocky process, to boost productivity and morale.
Download this guide and learn how you can drive access and equity through last-mile population healthcare delivery to bring the critical aspects of primary care to your employees’ homes and worksites in a more cost-effective model than traditional primary care delivery.
When your clients’ employees experience the death of a loved one, they are handed a crushing load of responsibilities. Download this guide to learn how you can help your clients offer their employees holistic, human-centered bereavement care that eases the burden for families as they navigate the practical and emotional challenges of loss.
Download this guide to help your employer clients drive access and equity through last-mile population healthcare delivery by bringing critical aspects of primary care to their employees’ homes and worksites in a more cost-effective model than traditional primary care delivery.
A comfortable retirement means not really worrying about expenses day to day, week to week, and, of course, not having to work or worry about finding new sources of income. Download this report to learn key insights about what employees want and need help from their employers in order to prepare for retirement and how sponsors can help them achieve their goals by offering the right tools, education and retirement income solutions.
A comfortable retirement means not really worrying about expenses day to day, week to week, and, of course, not having to work or worry about finding new sources of income. Download this report to learn key insights about what employees want and need help from their employers in order to prepare for retirement and how sponsors can help them achieve their goals by offering the right tools, education and retirement income solutions.
The key to delivering higher-quality care at a lower cost is getting patients to see high-performing individual doctors. Download this white paper to learn how you can help your employer clients lower out-of-pocket spending for their employees and save 10% or more on overall health benefit costs.
Virtual care’s rapid evolution has permanently transformed the healthcare landscape. Are your clients capitalizing on this cost-saving benefit? Download this white paper to help your employer clients realize the bottom-line benefits of telehealth including increased cost savings, greater ROI, improved productivity and easy administration.
Death places a huge burden on those left behind causing harmed job performance, poorer health and strained finances. It’s important employers understand the implications of death on their employees and how they can best support them. Download this report to help your employer clients be forward-thinking and address bereavement through their benefits.
When properly utilized, healthcare benefits are one of the most valuable offerings at your company. Download this white paper and learn how to help employees unlock their healthcare benefits and experience all of the organizational upsides without adding more work to your plate.
While employers are in the driver’s seat when it comes to business operations, managing healthcare costs can be an elusive exception. Traditional health plan approaches present several challenges, but transformative cost-containment solutions are in reach. Download this white paper to help your employer clients manage their healthcare costs and transform their business.
How can companies identify top doctors and demonstrate the differences to their employees who need care? This white paper reveals methodology for assessing physician performance including how to assess quality and the total cost of care so that employers can save on healthcare benefits costs by referring their employees to doctors who can best help them.
While fertility coverage by employers continues to progress, the mental health support for individuals with this disease is still often overlooked. This guide will help HR leaders better understand how infertility affects the mental health of their workforce and how they can effectively support employees who may be impacted.
When a team member or employee is grieving, it’s best that others in the organization respond appropriately. Download this toolkit to help yourself and fellow employees know exactly what to do the moment you are confronted with news of a coworker’s loss.
To unlock the potential of government-mandated healthcare price transparency data, employers must offer new tools that provide their workforce the information and incentives they need to see efficient providers. Download this white paper and learn about how you can provide your clients with those tools.
Dreading upcoming renewal discussions and the potential double-digit increases from traditional carriers? You don’t have to deliver bad news this year! There’s a better option for your clients. Download this case study and learn how one business and its broker lowered plan costs by $5 million, reduced co-pays and deductibles for the first time in 40 years, and added new health benefits.
Download this white paper and learn how you can help your clients gain control of rising healthcare costs, deliver better benefits, and provide superior service and support for their employees.
Two-thirds of workers are experiencing burnout at work. Help your employer clients address this leading issue with an easy-to-implement telebehavioral health solution guaranteed to lower absenteeism and improve productivity at a low cost.
The move to self-funded health plans used to be a mostly behind-the-scenes accounting determination. Now it’s a strategic and deliberate decision with operational impacts across a company, with experience being front and center. Download this guide and learn three steps to improving your strategy -- plus helpful client conversation checklists.
The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way Americans access healthcare, and telehealth popularity has soared. Telehealth not only saves employers on benefits costs, but it also closes the gap in healthcare inequity. Download this white paper to help your clients offer competitive benefits in the digital age.
Carve-out coverage is a powerful way to help clients manage overall health plan costs. But to start, it is important to have an understanding of excepted benefits. This interactive infographic explores the four categories and how they can help.
This conversation starter guide for better benefits will walk you through six simple ways to start a productive conversation with your clients that will add value and position you as their broker of choice. Download now to stay ahead in 2022.
There are five different approaches and consulting types when it comes to working with employers on benefits. Identify which type you fall into and learn fresh ideas from the other approaches in this guide.