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Navigating the complex healthcare system is always a challenge, so creating a more frictionless experience for employees is a top priority. And understanding how the highly-fragmented system for musculoskeletal (MSK) care leads to suboptimal outcomes is the first step to making things better.

Download this report now for insights into the current experience, which is often poorly coordinated resulting in conflicting treatment advice that leads to inefficient and ineffective care, with poor outcomes and a hefty price tag. You will also learn:

• What many employees say they want (spoiler alert: it’s holistic)
• Ways integrated virtual care can provide what they seek
• How to break free of the current tunnel-vision approach
• And more... 

Discover how you can make sure the benefits you offer take a patient-centered approach and change the paradigm.

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Mental health is a global crisis, and since the pandemic, it’s only gotten worse. Many companies turned to digital platforms for help, but those options are often not up to the task.   If websites are not working or difficult to access, your clients’ employees are unlikely to engage. Clients look to you to help them get more out of their investment in mental health benefits.

Download this guide to learn about solutions that give clients and their employees mental health resources they can and will actually use. You will also discover how to help clients:

• Choose the right solution for their organization
• Increase employee use of current resources
• Use behavioral data to increase a platform’s value 
• And more...

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Navigating the complex healthcare system is always a challenge, so creating a more frictionless experience for your clients and their employees is a top priority. And understanding how the highly-fragmented system for musculoskeletal (MSK) care leads to suboptimal outcomes is the first step to making things better.

Download this report now for insights into the current experience, which is often poorly coordinated resulting in conflicting treatment advice that leads to inefficient and ineffective care, with poor outcomes and a hefty price tag for employers and health plans. You will also learn:

• What many employees say they want (spoiler alert: it’s holistic)
• Ways integrated virtual care can provide what they seek
• How to break free of the current tunnel-vision approach
• And more... 

Discover how you and your clients can make sure the benefits you offer take a patient-centered approach and change the paradigm.

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Mental health is a global crisis, and since the pandemic, it’s only gotten worse. You may have turned to digital platforms for help, but those options may not be up to the task. If websites  are not working or difficult to access, your employees are unlikely to engage. You need a solution that will help ensure you get more out of your investment in mental health benefits.

Download this guide to learn about solutions that give employees access to the mental health resources they can and will actually use. You will also discover how to:

• Choose the right solution for your organization
• Increase employee use of current resources 
• Use behavioral data to increase a platform’s value 
• And more...

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One of the toughest parts of open enrollment for your clients’ employees can be the complicated paperwork. The ability to make plan selections online is becoming more crucial by the minute. To ensure you properly prepare for open enrollment, you need a way to lay plans out with a full benefits package, and do so securely.

It’s key that you set expectations and explain the open enrollment process well so every individual understands what they need to do. Download this guide for insights on how to: 

• Simplify the selection process for employees
• Give online account access  
• Maintain open communication
• Set up notifications for yourself & clients
• Make groups feel secure online

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put enormous pressure on organizations to do more with less. According to an analysis from Willis Towers Watson, rising healthcare claims could mean year-over-year benefits cost increases as high as 7 percent. At the same time, mounting revenue loss will restrict budgets well into the future. Clients are looking to benefits advisors to help them find a way forward. 

Download this white paper to uncover six strategies proven to help organizations reduce benefits costs. You’ll discover:

• Why FSA carryover can help maximize FICA tax savings
• How active open enrollment can create new opportunity 
• The value of exclusively offering HSA-qualified health plans 
• How bundling benefits can unlock economies of scale
• And more… 

At HealthEquity, thought leadership is not just about producing interesting content (although we love to dish up fresh insights on topics you care about most). More than that, it’s about sparking meaningful dialogue. We want this paper to be a springboard to a larger conversation. And that reflects how we support the benefits advisors we work with.

So, check out the paper. Then let us know when you’d like to take a deeper dive into proven cost saving strategies. We’ll help you turn ideas into tools you can use to wow clients and reinforce the value you bring to market. 

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 90 percent of annual healthcare costs in the U.S. are for people with chronic health conditions. As your clients embrace virtual care solutions, programs that target chronic conditions become invaluable tools in reducing costs. The best virtual care options include coaching, robust content, and interventions to drive success.

Download this guide now for insights on some of the more common chronic conditions and how dealing with them can help clients and their employees. This includes:

• What those with diabetes or prediabetes need to help manage the condition
• Ways to drive better outcomes for employees with hypertension
• The importance of addressing the mental health of those with chronic conditions

Take steps now to find out how to help clients and their employees with chronic care and deliver actual cost-cutting results.

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More than 10% of Americans have diabetes*. It is one of the most expensive diseases affecting U.S. employers today**. This is a growing problem for your clients because employees with diabetes may experience reduced productivity, more sick days, and higher stress levels, costing clients and their employees both time and money. Any help you can provide in limiting these issues can make a huge difference.

Download this white paper now for three best practices to help your clients aid employees in managing the course and cost of diabetes. You will also get insights on:

• Why proper disease management cannot just pause during the workday and how to tackle the problem  
• What role your clients can play by providing a company-sponsored solution
• How to leverage the many advantages of improving diabetes management for clients

Enable your clients to help employees with diabetes improve their health and productivity using these ideas.

 

*CDC. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020 Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/data/statistics/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf

**Gallup-Sharecare Wellbeing Index. The Cost of Diabetes in the US: Economic and Well-Being Impact, November 2017. 

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More than 10% of Americans have diabetes*. It is one of the most expensive diseases affecting U.S. employers today**. This is a growing problem because employees with diabetes may experience reduced productivity, more sick days, and higher stress levels, costing your organization time and money. Any way you can limit these issues can make a huge difference.

Download this white paper now for three best practices to manage the course and cost of diabetes. You will also get insights on:

• Why proper disease management cannot just pause during the workday and how to tackle the problem 
• What role you can play in providing a company-sponsored solution
• How to leverage the many advantages of improving diabetes management 

Take steps today to help employees with diabetes improve their health and productivity.

 

*CDC. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020 Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/data/statistics/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf

**Gallup-Sharecare Wellbeing Index. The Cost of Diabetes in the US: Economic and Well-Being Impact, November 2017. 

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After a year of uncertainty, most employers are reluctant to make changes to their primary health insurance plans. What about all the new employee needs that cropped up this past year, related to mental health, retention and compensation?

Download this infographic now and see how these flexible complementary healthcare benefits* create win-win solutions by:

• Closing voids in coverage that lead to financial strain
• Strategically enhancing benefits for new needs, like mental health and well-being
• Providing enrollment timing flexibility (the first of any month; no need to sync with the primary plan)

Primary health insurance plans can't meet these new needs, but the good news is complementary health insurance benefits* can help (whether or not the primary health insurance plan changes).

 

*The above referenced supplemental health insurance policies have exclusions, limitations, and benefits that vary by plan and state. To obtain a quote or for more details on coverage, contact ArmadaCare.

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Also known as the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, COBRA is a complicated set of federal regulations and staying compliant can be tricky and time consuming. Failure to stay compliant can lead to lawsuits, fines, and other unpleasant scenarios, and even when you think you’re being diligent, it’s easy to slip up without realizing the mistake. 

Download this guide now to get a comprehensive overview of COBRA as well as how to avoid common mistakes. You will learn:

• The basics, including who qualifies for COBRA
• Which employers are required to administer COBRA
• Common events that trigger the activation of certain provisions
• Specific legal penalties and what standards all parties need to know
• Quick tips to make administration easier and avoid mistakes

Whether you are navigating COBRA for the first time or are a seasoned pro, using this comprehensive guide is a smart move to check your work and make sure no crucial steps are missed.

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Also known as the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, COBRA is a complicated set of federal regulations and staying compliant can be tricky and time consuming for your clients. Failure to stay compliant can lead to lawsuits, fines, and other unpleasant scenarios, and even when you and your clients think you’re being diligent, it’s easy to slip up without realizing the mistake. 

Download this guide now to get a comprehensive overview of COBRA as well as how to avoid common mistakes. You can use it to show clients:

• The basics, including who qualifies for COBRA
• Which employers are required to administer COBRA
• Common events that trigger the activation of certain provisions
• Specific legal penalties and what standards all parties need to know
• Quick tips to make administration easier and avoid mistakes

Whether clients are navigating COBRA for the first time or are seasoned pros, using this comprehensive guide is a smart move to make sure no crucial steps are missed.

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Platforms for benefits management can help benefits advisors drive faster enrollment, quicker access to benefit information and better healthcare decisions. The right platform can also allow benefits advisors to customize plans, templatize plan options, streamline onboarding, offer 24/7 employee access and enhance group management. 

Download this eBook to discover the advantages of benefits management platforms and explore which platform may be right for you. Inside you’ll find:

• How to select the right benefits management platform to simplify business growth
• Innovative tools to find the best prospects with greater efficiency
• The latest technology solutions and their benefits

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As your clients try to “return to normal” after the COVID-19 pandemic, they must understand that normal may look very different. However, many organizations do not yet have a plan of action for what will be different as employees return to work. They face many challenges bringing staff back into workplaces, including:

• Addressing vaccine reluctance
• Creating testing policies
• Designing workplace protocols 
• Balancing remote and in-person schedules

Download this guide for statistics and strategies your clients need to safely reopen and continue to operate workplaces. Show clients how to improve safety protocols, create hybrid work plans and adapt employee health offerings.

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Your clients want to get more bang for their buck, especially when it comes to programs designed to keep costs lower. For benefits like wellness programs, it’s important your clients see the difference they can make in reducing costs for their organization and their employees. A wellness program that works will also keep employees happy and more productive.

Download this case study now to understand how to provide clients with wellness solutions that actually produce cost savings for long-term participants. You will learn:

• The specific cost differences between high-engaged to low-engaged members
• How goals play a role in effective programs
• And more… 

Get fact-based evidence to show clients how to drive more ROI from wellness programs.

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Out-of-pocket healthcare expenses are rising, but primary health insurance coverage is shrinking. This is a huge problem, especially for client decision-makers and business owners who:

• Are tired of spending their after-tax dollars on healthcare.
• Remember the old 100% plans and want worthwhile coverage again. 
• Are looking to retain and attract top talent with robust healthcare benefits.

How do you respond when they come to you with their frustrations? Instead of relooking at all of their benefit offerings, there is a simpler way to layer on health insurance that complements their primary health insurance plan.*

Download this infographic to learn more about a tax-efficient** way to reach “100% coverage” for routine and unexpected medical expenses. Clients have the ability to offer to select employee classes, so they stay in control. 

 

*The above referenced supplemental health insurance policies have exclusions, limitations and benefits that vary by plan and state. For more details on coverage, contact ArmadaCare.  

**This is not local, state or federal tax advice as each person and each company is unique. It is recommended that you seek the independent counsel of a professional tax adviser. 
 

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When your clients, especially those at small businesses, become swamped with manual benefits tasks, they can’t focus on the higher-value parts of their job. They need your help to understand that end-to-end digital benefits can save them time, money and effort and allow them to focus on their people, not the benefits process. 

Download this handbook now to help clients embrace a better digital benefits experience. 5 key topics discussed include:

• Faster onboarding to get coverage up and running
• Simplified enrollment to alleviate the burden on HR
• Digitized employee information that’s easy to view and change
• Zero-reconciliation billing with simple click-to-pay
• Easier, automated claim processing

Take steps now to help clients make the dream of digital benefits a reality.

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Chronic pain is the second most common reason employees call in sick, next to the flu. Physical pain has a human cost in lost wages, reduced quality of life and ultimately workers’ mental health. People afflicted with back, neck, or joint pain often suffer from other chronic disorders including depression, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, which influence their pain and increase the impact of their chronic condition.

Business and HR leaders are turning to digital musculoskeletal care as a scalable, convenient solution to tackle these high costs of pain. This report includes an incredible case study of a digital solution proven to increase employee productivity while reducing pain, opioid use and surgeries. 

Download this report to give your clients solutions to improve their benefits, reduce costs and improve productivity; including how to: 

• Foster greater collaboration between benefits and safety teams
• Improve efforts to educate employees about their benefits
• Provide comprehensive preventive care and treatment that includes exercise, mind-body therapies, and psychological or behavioral counseling
• Offer a digital solution that employees can access anywhere, anytime

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COVID-19 has impacted the mental health of both children and working parents. Without intervention the costs to companies will continue to grow. Research has shown that when employers invest in their people they see significant dividends. 

Download this white paper to get 4 ideas to help clients support their employees with children and see what your clients can achieve when they increase resources in this area, including:

• Improve employee retention, satisfaction, engagement and productivity
• Reduce the cost of absenteeism, turnover, hiring, training and related personnel costs
• Keep more caregivers in the workforce and improve the economy

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Most employers are somewhat aware of the cost of musculoskeletal pain in their workforce. People afflicted with back, neck or joint pain often suffer from other chronic disorders including depression, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, which influence their pain and increase the impact of their chronic condition. 

This report dives into strategies to help employers save money on health care costs, reduce absenteeism and increase productivity, including how to:

• Foster greater collaboration between benefits and safety teams
• Improve efforts to educate employees about their benefits
• Provide comprehensive preventive care and treatment that includes exercise, mind-body therapies, and psychological or behavioral counseling
• Offer a digital solution that employees can access anywhere, anytime

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Parents have suffered through the pandemic with uncertainty and stress from managing children and work including their own self-care, navigating finances, lack of childcare and burn-out from remote work. Implementing proactive wellness benefits for employees, especially caregivers, can address potential burnout before it affects productivity. 

Download this white paper and learn how to help your employees with children by providing:

• Intervention access 24/7
• Convenience with remote mental health care 
• A comprehensive approach to resolving problems
• Flexible work options

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The rapid acceleration of the use of telehealth services amid the COVID-19 pandemic continues to clear a path for a new and better care delivery model. Virtual primary care removes barriers created by a shortage of primary care providers, improves access to care, and drives down costs. It could be the next frontier in benefits!

Download this white paper now to learn more and help clients meet the demands of their employees when it comes to healthcare.  You will understand the business case for virtual primary care including:

• How much time and money it can save, both short and long term
• Ways it improves employees’ experiences, eliminates inconveniences hindering accessibility to care, and provides better chronic care management
• The role it plays in employee recruiting and loyalty
• And more… 

Get details about how you can ensure your clients have benefits programs in place to keep employees happy even after the pandemic ends.

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Restrictions are loosening, more people are vaccinated against COVID-19 and employers are making decisions about how to navigate their return-to-work plan. And after a year of working remotely, employees have new expectations and concerns. Employers have the opportunity to embrace the change and implement strategies that can be positive for everyone.

Download this eBook to discover four ways to create a successful new-normal workplace by responding to the changing needs of employees.

Inside you’ll find strategies to help employers ease the transition by:

• Optimizing parking resources
• Supporting people, wherever they work
• Creating a healthy lifestyle incentive program
• Providing dependent care support

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During your interactions with clients, what you say and how you say it makes a huge difference. As participants review retirement plans, it’s essential you understand how much has changed. Many factors, such as longer lifespans, more active lifestyles, supporting or caregiving for family members, and rising healthcare costs, continue to add to the complexity and disparity of how people live during retirement.

Download this executive summary for 3 actionable insights that can help reduce the disconnect between what you or the plan sponsor say and what participants hear.  The 2021 DC language study uncovered:

• Ways to demystify the investment menu with the right language
• Positioning target date and target risk funds clearly to help participants find the right fit
• Best ways to communicate retirement income benefits to Millennials and Gen X

Discover how using clearer language – with less industry jargon – can help participants better understand their plan options and make more informed decisions.  You can help plan sponsors close the gap of confusion and misunderstanding by carefully selecting words that truly resonate with participants as they navigate turning retirement savings into retirement income.

 

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In the past couple years there has been an increased need for education and support regarding racial injustice. Companies and employees are suffering from trauma resulting from witnessing or experiencing racial bias and violence. It’s important you understand how to support your employees’ well-being during this time of heightened exposure to racial violence.

Download this guide now and learn:

• What is racial trauma?
• The impact of vicarious trauma stressors
• Symptoms of racial trauma
• How to support employees

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The pandemic and year 2020 have had a negative impact on mental health resulting in greater need for support. Many people go without help and this can have catastrophic impacts on businesses, particularly due to loss of productivity. Your clients will benefit from understanding the potential risks poor mental health can have for their company and what they can do to help support their employees.  

Access this on-demand webinar and use it to teach your clients about pandemic mental health and what they can do to make sure productivity isn’t lost. Topics explored include:

• The possible effects of 2020 on employees
• Psychological challenges and barriers to understanding mental health needs
• Potential long-term impacts of mental health on the workplace
• How to meet mental health needs
• How to ensure productivity doesn’t suffer 

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In the past couple years there has been an increased need for education and support regarding racial injustice. Companies and employees are suffering from trauma resulting from witnessing or experiencing racial bias and violence. It’s important your clients understand how to support their employees’ well-being during this time of heightened exposure to racial violence and discrimination.

Use this guide to help your clients understand how to help their employees with this sensitive issue. In it they’ll find answers and practical strategies to consider, including:

• What is racial trauma?
• The impact of vicarious trauma stressors
• Symptoms of racial trauma
• How to support employees

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One of the biggest drains on your employees’ time is often the amount of paperwork involved in their day-to-day work. By nature, the process of reviewing, extracting, and routing all the data needed to create an accurate policy quote is cumbersome due to the sheer number of different products alone. Adding to the difficulty is that email submissions often don’t adhere to a single format. Any solution that can help with these challenges could make a huge difference for insurers.

Download this white paper now to learn more about how intelligent document processing (IDP) works, and how it can save carriers time and money. You’ll discover how to revolutionize your business in 3 key process areas including:

• Review of prior plans for quoting
• Submissions workflow - particularly related to high volumes of email submissions from regional field offices
• Loss run and claims history reporting

PLUS – Discover 8 vital capabilities to help you evaluate an effective IDP solution.

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Concern for employee mental health and engagement is increasing in importance. Since a large number of your remote employees aren’t socializing with coworkers, peers and friends like they used to, it’s vital for workplace leaders to provide their people with opportunities to make meaningful connections. Doing so will lead to better wellbeing which will improve engagement and productivity. 

Read this article and learn strategies for improving your employees’ mental health and social wellbeing. Topics discussed  include:

• Offering opportunities for social connections 
• Prioritizing mental health in the workplace
• Strengthening remote company culture

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HSAs are one of the best health savings tools available today, but there are a lot of misconceptions about these accounts. This is only due to a lack of information. This eBook is made specifically for your clients’ employees to educate on what an HSA can do for them.

Download it now and highlight these truths about HSAs: 

• Fit for all ages and any income
• Money is for employees to keep
• Covers spouse and dependents
• Can be used to pay for copays, premiums, deductibles and other qualifying expenses
• Flexible – can change contribution amount any time of the year
• And more... 

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HSAs are one of the best health savings tools available today, but there are a lot of misconceptions about these accounts. This is only due to a lack of information. This eBook is made specifically for your employees to educate on what an HSA can do for them.

Download this eBook to teach your employees these facts about HSAs:

• Easy-to-use
• Fit for all ages and any income
• Money is theirs to keep
• Covers spouse and dependents
• Can be used to pay for copays, premiums, deductibles and other qualifying expenses
• Flexible – can change contribution amount any time of the year
• And more... 

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As the world slowly moves from mostly remote work back to the office setting, one thing many of your employees are not looking forward to is the commute. This gives you an opportunity to completely reimagine how your employees get to work. As you look to develop a strategy and determine how benefits might play a role, it helps to know how another company succeeded.

Download this case study now to discover how the right benefits, technology and expertise can help employees overcome challenges they  face. Topics discussed include:

• Ways to optimize employee parking and reduce overall parking costs  
• How to design and implement sophisticated rideshare and alternative commute programs, with flexible subsidies   
• Options to maximize employee engagement with gamification, incentives and rewards  
• How you can exceed climate and sustainability goals 

Show employees you understand what they need by addressing their challenges in the right way.

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Rising healthcare costs, financial strain and evolving needs make today’s employee benefits landscape complex, to say the least. The fact is, one-size-fits all plans can’t deliver everything your clients and their employees need. A new approach can help you optimize benefits. The benefits stack takes advantage of flexible tools and a business-focused strategy.

Download this guide now to learn how you can leverage innovative complementary healthcare benefits, including:

• New tools to address today's needs
• A business-focused boost for benefit strategy
• Flexibility to layer over any primary plan
• And more… 

Take steps now so you can help clients manage costs while addressing need-it-now priorities.

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Today’s healthcare plans are undergoing considerable changes and transitions, especially due to the effects of COVID-19. From skyrocketing costs to industry consolidation, the industry is facing challenges like never before. But with agile analytics, we can use benefits and integrated claims data, to illuminate recommendations and guide clients with confidence.

Download this in-depth guide and see 10 ways you can use analytics to guide and advise your clients, earning their trust. You’ll be able to provide clients with more affordable and engaging benefits solutions by answering key questions like:

• Where are there short-term and long-term cost savings opportunities?
• How can we accelerate the adoption of virtual care?
• What’s impacting employee productivity?
• Where can we reduce specialty Rx spend across a client’s plan types?

Innovate for your clients using health analytics. Bring in what they need and provide an integrated view of their Total Reward strategy. Offer collaboration and data-driven decisions to ultimately retain a healthier and more productive workforce!

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Mid-sized clients continue to struggle year after year because of rising and wildly volatile healthcare costs. In good claims years or bad, they’re nearly guaranteed premium hikes.

Show them a better way to do employee benefits.

Download this infographic to learn how ParetoHealth benefits captives can give you the tools you need to create value, build loyalty, and grow your business. As the nation’s largest benefits captive, ParetoHealth empowers mid-sized employers to:

• Self-insure with built-in cost intelligence and multi-year protection
• Boost employee satisfaction by delivering better coverage at lower costs
• Implement a long-term risk financing strategy 

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Help your clients get off the fully-insured treadmill. After a high claims year, premiums can increase significantly. But when employers have fewer claims than expected, the carrier keeps all the money anyway.

There’s a better way to do employee health benefits.

Download this infographic for a detailed healthcare cost comparison. Show your clients — in simple terms — how ParetoHealth’s self-funding solution will help them: 

• Realize multi-year protection and long-term stability
• Reduce rising healthcare costs
• Deliver the benefits their employees expect

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Think about the annual renewal process: Forced decision making, premium increases in good years and bad, limited options, instability, and lack of control.

There’s a better way to do employee health benefits.

Download this information brief to discover how ParetoHealth connects mid-sized employers to the Fortune 500 level resources needed to self-insure with total confidence.

What’s inside:

• An entirely new way to sell self-insurance
• Pathways to maximize predictability and transparency
• Tools to implement powerful cost management with multi-year protection
• Tips to leverage size and scale to reduce risk and volatility

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While the end of the pandemic could be in sight, the truth is that it will continue to drag on for longer than we hope or expect. The most frustrating thing for your clients is how often the rules from state or municipal authorities may change. It becomes a huge time suck for employers to try and sort through the shifting requirements, so any help you can provide goes a long way.

Watch this on-demand webinar now to get insights on the different procedures you and your employer clients can implement to prioritize employee safety when returning to the office to stay compliant. Topics discussed include:

• The 5 key factors included in most mandates
• What enhanced safety protocols actually mean
• What may vary from state to state
• The importance of a compliance handbook
• And more… 

Take steps now to ensure your clients stay ready for any changes as the state of the pandemic continues to evolve.

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Adolescence is a critical time for developing social skills and establishing healthy habits. Since families are more likely to be living in close quarters and isolation, it’s more important than ever for parents today to pay attention to what’s causing their teens’ distress or disrupting their functioning on a consistent basis. From milder issues like stress and anxiety to more severe symptoms such as self-harm or suicidal ideation, recognizing the signs of distress and knowing when to offer professional support is crucial to overall health and wellbeing.

As an HR professional, it’s your job to help the parents in your workforce understand the mental health needs of their children. This in-depth resource features expert guidance from top child mental health clinicians, providing your employees with an arsenal of tools to address their teens’ mental health issues with confidence.

Download this adolescent mental health guidebook to learn:

• What you and your employees should know about the teen mental health crisis
• Tips on smart social media use for adolescents, including strategies to set boundaries and limit screen time 
• How to promote good mental health habits for teens

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Your clients’ employees shouldn’t have to choose between their physical and financial wellness. Because a high deductible health plan (HDHP) with traditional HRA pairing option often comes up short, another option that can make a difference is a medical expense reimbursement program (MERP). This type of program offers more flexibility and  better outcomes for your clients’ workforce, and it can make up for your loss in commission when clients move to HDHPs from traditional plans.

Watch this on-demand video now to learn more about the potential of MERPs, including a breakdown of the advantages for brokers, employers and members. This includes:

• Ways a MERP gives you a differentiator
• No cost fluctuations for employers
• How it can reduce out-of-pocket costs for members
• And more… 

Discover which of your clients are a good fit for this model and help them save money.

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One of the biggest problems that your clients may struggle with is the cost of prescription drugs. With no relief in sight from what can be crippling costs, any data you can provide clients around drug trends will inform conversations about the best benefits offerings for their workforce. 

Download this report now for detailed insights into what’s causing cost changes in medications. This includes:

• How much PBM discounts actually help when measured against inflation
• Where the extra costs for consumers come from
• The role COVID-19 played in changes to drug costs
• And more… 

Use this analysis to guide clients toward the best benefits decisions as they look for better ways to save on drug costs for employees.

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The “freedom” of working from home comes with its challenges: constant interruptions throughout the day can break focus and productivity and unhealthy habits like poor ergonomic set up or the inability to disconnect may have formed. Exacerbated by the lack of communication experienced in the physical workplace environment, an increasing number of people are suffering high stress, anxiety and burnout while working remotely. 

Download this tip sheet to learn how to help your employees stay engaged, productive and healthy. You will discover: 

• Causes and symptoms of employee burnout
• How to encourage managers to become strong remote leaders
• Tools to equip employees to manage stress
• And more!

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Even through COVID-19, HSAs have proven to be consistent. While HSA adoption and contributions remained steady, evidence suggests that many members are falling short when it comes to long-term savings. 

This new eBook breaks down the common patterns and shows how employers can help members think beyond spending to increase their healthcare safety net and maximize retirement readiness. 

Download this eBook to see the latest trends and get unique insight into:

• How to support your clients  
• The opportunities for business growth
• Strategies to capitalize on open enrollment 
• The importance of day-one member education
• How account age translates into higher balances

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With the past year spurring fundamental changes in the way Americans access healthcare, your clients need may need help embracing virtual solutions as part of their strategic plans. Telehealth is no longer a “nice-to-have” benefit – it’s an indispensable solution employees demand. With the scope of telehealth dramatically expanding and a plethora of solutions on the market, you need to help your clients sort through the sea of sameness.  

Download this guide now to discover how virtual primary care is changing the benefits game and what your clients should look for in a partner. Get answers to key questions, including:

• How virtual primary care can cut healthcare costs
• What services virtual primary care should include
• Ways to ensure clients’ employees use the services
• And more…

Show your clients how they can reap financial and operational advantages through better telehealth services.

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As employee needs shift, you must help clients adapt their benefits strategies. Addressing today’s biggest challenges requires more options and versatility, and complementary benefits can help you deliver that for your clients. These flexible plans can layer over a primary plan and address an array of employees’ unique needs.

Download this guide now for an overview of what complementary benefits can do for your clients. You will access three use cases so you can see how these options work in practice, including:

• Ways to meet expectations of executives and key strategic leaders
• How to close coverage gaps and counter unintended employee financial strain
• Tactics for providing effective support for mental health and well-being

By offering the right solutions, you can open up a new world of options for clients while protecting their bottom line.

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Many of your clients, especially the small businesses, have trouble figuring out which federal employment laws apply to them. Some mistakenly assume that since they’re too small to have responsibilities under one law (such as FMLA), then they don’t need to pay attention to the others. This becomes even more difficult in seasons where regulations and laws change at a rapid pace, like in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Download this guide now to use as a tool to help clients navigate the shifting regulatory landscape and help them avoid costly mistakes. You will be able to help them understand:

• The details of the COVID-19 leave law
• Changes to overtime regulations
• Different compliance thresholds 
• And more… 

Show clients they can rely on you as a trusted resource as you help them master today’s changing benefits and regulatory environment.

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With the number of workers experiencing mental health issues doubling over the past year, it’s clear that the need for effective care is at an all-time high.

While the need is growing, access issues remain a stubborn challenge.  Only 19% of full-time employees with a diagnosable condition sought care from a mental health care professional and many weren’t aware of the mental health care options available to them. Lack of high-quality options can make it difficult even for employees with access to care, so it’s no surprise that more than 70% of employers are increasing their behavioral health investment in 2021.

Download this report to understand how both employers and employees are thinking about mental health in the workplace and get five key insights you can use to ensure your mental health benefits are meeting this moment.  Including:

• Why people aren’t getting the mental health care they need
• The widening gap in quality of care
• How mental health benefits can help you recruit and retain top talent
• And more…

Learn how employees are coping and the steps you can take to build a resilient and mentally healthy workforce.

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More than half of the American population suffers from back, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain. This is why musculoskeletal (MSK) medical spend is a top benefit cost driver for many employers – greater than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. The shift to working from home over the past year aggravated the issue, with many employees experiencing new pain due to remote work.

Download this report now for a deeper dive into the underlying trends behind these rising costs and insights into how you can redefine MSK care and better manage spend. You will also learn about:

• The costs, types of treatments, and treatment settings over the last decade
• How COVID impacted MSK trends in 2020 and implications for the future
• Actionable insights on how to better manage MSK spend and care

Take steps now so you can make informed decisions, keep costs low, and keep your employees healthy. 

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More than half of the American population suffers from back, shoulder, knee, and other joint pain. This is why, for many of your clients, musculoskeletal (MSK) medical spend is a top benefit cost driver – greater than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. The shift to working from home over the past year aggravated the issue, with many employees experiencing new pain due to remote work.

Download this report now for a deeper dive into the underlying trends behind these rising costs and insights into how you and your clients can redefine MSK care and better manage spend. You will also learn about:

• The costs, types of treatments, and treatment settings over the last decade
• How COVID impacted MSK trends in 2020 and implications for the future
• Actionable insights on how to better manage MSK spend and care

Take steps now so you and your clients can make informed decisions, keep costs low, and keep clients’ employees healthy.

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Successful benefits leaders think beyond employee education and often consider new ways to systematically engage their people. The difference matters. Education involves informing clients’ employees about their benefits, but engagement is about consistently cultivating positive behaviors and habits. 

Download this white paper to discover proven engagement strategies that can help your clients maximize account utilization and propel members on their journey to long-term savings and retirement readiness. 

You’ll find tips to help your clients:

• Drive adoption
• Promote positive habits 
• Measure and benchmark
• Cultivate their own professional skills

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The events of the past year created a new urgency around getting employee benefits right. Your employees expect more than ever before, and your leadership now sees the value of offering better programs. However, that doesn’t suddenly solve the puzzle of how you transform your organization. The pressure is now on HR to ensure you deliver measurable ROI and sustainable value, all while supporting your employees.

Download this eBook now to get insights on top trends influencing the employee benefits landscape and their implications. Topics explored include:

• Why financial and economic anxiety is at an all-time high 
• The reasons individual health and wellness suffered a major blow 
• How other organizations are cutting costs to survive 
• Which new workforce models and constructs can transform the benefits landscape

Make sure you can give employees and your organization what they need right now!

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As the way you communicate and connect with clients continues to evolve, especially in the wake of the pandemic, how you tackle problems is as important as finding the most powerful solutions. Defining yourself and your style can help you pinpoint your strengths and understand how you approach each client. This gives you the keys to solve major issues while forging better relationships.

Download this guide to discover which of the five basic consulting types best suits you and use the ideas and solutions outlined to improve your client communication. Find out if you are naturally:

• The Fixer
• The Strategist 
• The Trend-Setter 
• The Financial Whiz or
• The Defender 

Get insights on all the types of brokers so you cannot only find ways to maximize your potential, but deliver fresh ideas on innovative benefit solutions.

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Your clients, like everyone else, cannot wait for things to get back to normal. However, they may not need to wait to start moving forward. You can show them an example of one organization that not only saved 34% on health insurance costs, but also was able to start bringing back furloughed employees because of benefits costs savings, making it so “back to normal” came sooner.

Download this case study now to learn how you can take the success of one organization and implement similar programs for each of your clients’ unique needs. This includes:

• Ways to improve access to health benefits while driving down monthly premiums 
• How to eliminate “chaos” when changing benefits options
• Choices that can make a dramatic impact on your clients’ budget

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As your clients hope for a big bounceback after the pandemic is over, with or without a remote workforce, it can be difficult to provide a unified message around benefits. Your clients need a solution that addresses the diverse needs of their employee population that is accessible and easy to understand.

Download this case study to see how one organization was able to teach their employees to be wise healthcare consumers. This includes reducing costs through:

• Halting the over-utilization of the ER
• Helping workers avoid out-of-network providers
• Learning how to “shop” for services
• Achieving a better overall understanding of benefits

Show your clients there is an easy way to help address employees’ healthcare issues so they can boost their bottom line.

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Although employer matching is almost universal in 401(k) programs because it incentivizes employee participation, it’s rarely seen in HSAs. New data indicates that may be a significant oversight. 

This new white paper describes five common HSA contribution strategies, highlighting the extent to which they incentivize certain employee behaviors. Then, it puts the employer match to the test by comparing HSAs that use an employer match (29 organizations) to a control group that does not use a match (45 organizations). 

Download this white paper to understand and compare HSA contribution  options. You’ll get unique insight into the effect of various strategies on cost and participation. You will also discover how matching could help your clients:

• Drive adoption
• Incentivize employee contributions 
• Control costs 
• Increase employee satisfaction

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It can be hard to guide clients and their employees toward different health plans when they do not understand what a deductible is or the difference between an HSA and an HRA. While you can take time to teach your clients’ benefit manager, it is nearly impossible to reach every single employee to ensure they know what type of benefits they want and need. Additionally, this type of education is simply another crunch on your time during open enrollment, when you also need to focus on growing your business.

Download this guide for a client tool they can use with their employees to explain crucial health insurance terms. It includes info on:

• The different types of plans available
• The savings options, such as HSAs, FSAs, and HRAs
• Terms used related to costs
• And more… 

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New research reveals that COVID-19 is requiring many people to make difficult tradeoffs when it comes to healthcare. But the data also shows some positive signs. 

Among other things, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are helping Americans navigate unexpected costs. And the rise of telemedicine use could help people save even more.   

Download this eBook to see the latest research. You’ll get unique insight into healthcare spending and saving habits and learn strategies that can help support your clients.

What’s inside:

• Attitudes toward HSAs
• Saving priorities
• Trends among families with children
• Rise of virtual healthcare
• And more...

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In these disrupted and unprecedented times, you need to help clients be proactive about keeping their leaders happy and productive. These executives and key leaders often have unique benefit needs and wants, and traditional, primary coverage often fails to fully meet them. Supplemental executive medical reimbursement plans can help, but you need to know the do’s and don’ts of compliance. 

Download this checklist now to get key details so you can help clients find a solution that checks all the compliance boxes. Topics discussed include:

• Why it’s not as simple as policy equals "insurance" 
• Potential costs of violating non-discrimination rules
• The importance of excepted benefits
• And more…

Take steps now to help clients get the coverage they need for their key employees while mitigating any compliance risks.

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While there is no way to know exactly how things might change this year, the reality is that remote work is not going away anytime soon. This means you must continue to adapt and change tactics so your clients still get what they need. It’s important to understand how COVID-19 changed the industry last year and how you can connect with clients moving forward, while ensuring stringent cybersecurity every step of the way.

Download this guide now to get tips to help you navigate the “new normal” and work better remotely. This includes:

• Understanding how legislation impacts you and your clients
• Ways to improve remote open enrollment when you start it this year
• How to ensure stringent cybersecurity measures are implemented
• And more… 

Take steps to make sure your clients’ experiences this year are as good as anything you did in person.

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If 2020 was the year employers could no longer ignore workforce mental health, 2021 will be defined by how organizations handle the ongoing mental health crisis. The coronavirus pandemic not only upended how your employees live and work, it also brought more stress, depression, and anxiety that can easily affect productivity and effectiveness. Just like the virus, this all didn’t simply go away when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1. 

Download this report for an overview of steps your organization can take now that awareness and demand is at an all-time high for mental health support. Topics discussed include:

• What it means to have comprehensive benefits that address the whole mental health spectrum
• Why measurement-based care results in better outcomes for employees and employers
• How you can tailor mental health services for underrepresented employee groups
• And more… 

As your employees look for ways to cope with the continuing stresses brought about by the pandemic and the economic fallout, help them understand they can rely on you for help that makes a difference.

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According to an analysis from Willis Towers Watson, year-over-year benefits cost increases could be as high as 7 percent. Meanwhile, benefits teams are managing an increasingly remote workforce amid ongoing uncertainty. 

Sometimes you can’t immediately cut costs. But you can find ways to extract greater value from existing initiatives.  

Download this eBook to uncover five strategies proven to help organizations lower their benefits costs. You’ll discover:

• Why FSA carryover can help maximize FICA tax savings
• How active open enrollment can create new opportunity 
• The value of HSA-qualified health plans 
• How to transform employee engagement 
• And more…

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The previous year and the coronavirus pandemic fundamentally shifted the way your clients and their employees get healthcare. As you help clients adapt to this paradigm shift, finding ways to help them manage their limited budget for healthcare, while avoiding passing along too many costs to their employees is key. This is especially critical when it comes to care for musculoskeletal conditions.

Download this white paper now for 5 trends in the musculoskeletal arena, as well as 5 benefit strategies to follow in 2021. Topics discussed include:

• The problems created by remote work’s sedentary lifestyle
• What the deferment of elective surgeries means for the bottom line
• Ways to focus on issues with the highest ROI potential
• How a more holistic and long-view approach helps
• And more… 

PLUS – 3 questions you need to ask when rethinking your approach to benefits this year.

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The previous year and the coronavirus pandemic fundamentally shifted the way your employees get healthcare. As you adapt to this paradigm shift, finding ways to manage your limited budget for healthcare, while avoiding passing along too many costs to your employees is key. This is especially crucial when it comes to care for musculoskeletal conditions.

Download this white paper now for 5 trends in the musculoskeletal arena, as well as 5 benefit strategies to follow in 2021. Topics discussed include:

• The problems created by remote work’s sedentary lifestyle
• What the deferment of elective surgeries means for the bottom line
• Ways to focus on issues with the highest ROI potential
• How a more holistic and long-view approach helps
• And more… 

PLUS – 3 questions you need to ask when rethinking your approach to benefits this year.

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More than ever leading organizations are emphasizing healthcare consumerism. But recent research from HealthEquity suggests there’s still a lot of work to do. Using data from a national survey of 1,500 Americans, a new study identifies critical insights that can help organizations promote savvier healthcare consumerism.

Download this white paper now and discover strategies your clients can use to help their people save more, spend smarter and effectively navigate modern healthcare.

What’s inside:

• Trends in consumer behavior
• Ways to optimize HSA plan design
• How telehealth is changing medicine
• The power of price transparency
• And more... 

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Everyone knows the COVID-19 pandemic transformed how your clients and their employees engage with their healthcare and benefits. But it’s hard to know exactly what they want in this new environment. For direction, it helps to examine data sourced directly from employers and consumers on what they find most important when it comes to benefits in 2021.

Download this white paper now to get insights from a wide range of consumers on how the coronavirus pandemic changed their behaviors and what they expect in the future. This includes:

• An increase in overall behavioral health and telemedicine inquiries
• The top 3 areas where clients’ employees ask for help
• Two new emerging trends that will shape employer benefit strategies

As you help clients craft packages in 2021, make sure you account for what people want now so all parties remain satisfied.

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After unprecedented turmoil in 2020, savvy advisers and employers are already shaping their benefit strategies for productivity and recovery in 2021. You want to make sure your tactics match the new priorities of clients and their employees that resulted from the past year. As you look to define your focus this year, it’s helpful to examine key trends and emerging needs influencing the employee benefit landscape.

Download this white paper now to learn how to help clients build a more resilient workplace in 2021, giving employees what they need and want. Trends and strategies discussed include:

• How much mental health matters now
• Ways to combat increasing financial strain
• The importance of protecting leadership
• Why benefit flexibility is essential

As you shape your plans for the year, ensure you know what your clients and employees expect so you can help reduce their burdens.

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Traditional, fully-insured approaches to health coverage failed working Americans even before the pandemic, so the idea of falling back into the status quo this year is unacceptable. Underinsured employees struggle to pay deductibles or out-of-pocket expenses, limiting their access to healthcare. To offer the best to your clients and their employees, you must re-examine what worked in the past and innovate from within the paradigm.

Download this guide now to learn more about what could be a silver bullet clients desperately need. First-dollar coverage allows workers to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses, removing barriers to care, while saving money for your clients. You will discover:

• How you can help provide health equity for your clients’ workforce
• The advantages and challenges of first-dollar options
• How to make first-dollar work within the context of common designs

Your clients don’t have to settle for healthcare options that don’t make sense for their unique needs. Show them how to reduce employee fear of being unable to pay for services.

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put enormous pressure on organizations to do more with less. According to an analysis from Willis Towers Watson, rising healthcare claims could mean year-over-year benefits cost increases as high as 7 percent. At the same time, mounting revenue loss will restrict budgets well into the future. Clients are looking to benefits advisors to help them find a way forward.

Download this white paper to uncover six strategies proven to help organizations reduce benefits costs. You’ll discover:

• Why FSA carryover can help maximize FICA tax savings
• How active open enrollment can create new opportunity
• The value of exclusively offering HSA-qualified health plans
• How bundling benefits can unlock economies of scale
• And more…

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Your employees continue to look for better connectivity, giving them what they need when they want it is key. Healthcare is set to undergo a huge change in the way it's delivered and you want to ensure your workforce is getting the best experience possible. One way to see how things might change, and how you can help break down barriers, is to examine what FinTech did successfully in terms of user experience.

Download this white paper now for 5 best practices on how to provide a better healthcare experience for your employees. This includes looking for solutions that:

• Recreate, instead of just redesigning the care experience
• Adopt a “mobile-first” approach
• Ensure patient data protection and privacy
• Address multiple needs at once
• Remain affordable

Find out how having a vested interest in virtual health can ensure you help change the industry and better serve your employees.

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Having happy, healthy, and productive employees is key, which is why companies are looking for ways to fill coverage gaps for their employees. However, not all gap-fillers are created equal. It’s important to understand how various options stack up when evaluating the balance between coverage, cost, and effectiveness.

Download this infographic now to get a closer look at HSAs, voluntary plans, and innovative supplemental benefits in a side-by-side comparison that shows a clear winner. You will get details on:

• Employee eligibility 
• Waiting periods
• Enrollment flexibility
• And more… 

No matter the budget clients have available, you can work with them to find options to meet their unique needs (even for different groups of employees).

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While many employer clients are aware opioid dependency is a problem, they may not know the pathway that leads workers to opioid misuse: chronic back and joint pain – and how big of an issue it is amongst their own employees. Especially now that many employees are working remotely and dealing with a variety of new causes for chronic pain, opioid dependency may lead to major problems for your clients.

Download this white paper to help your clients understand the magnitude of the problem and identify solutions. This includes:

• How clients can disrupt a common pathway from chronic pain to opioid misuse
• Productive ways clients can help employees manage pain in smarter, safer ways
• Tactics that can save employers and workers money by avoiding surgeries

PLUS – Get details on how one major employer tackled the problem so you can help clients duplicate their success and avoid mistakes.

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While you may be aware opioid dependency is a problem, you may not know the pathway that leads workers to opioid misuse: chronic back and joint pain – and how big of an issue it is amongst your employees. Especially now that many work remotely and deal with a variety of new causes for chronic pain, opioid dependency may lead to major problems for your organization.

Download this white paper to understand the magnitude of the problem and identify solutions. This includes:

• How you can disrupt a common pathway from chronic pain to opioid misuse
• Productive ways to help employees manage pain in smarter, safer ways
• Tactics that can save both you and your workers money by avoiding surgeries

PLUS – Get details on how one major employer tackled the problem so you can duplicate their success and avoid mistakes.

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Even as you face evolving employer demands, such as healthcare cost control and limited compensation budgets, it’s important to stay strategic. This is especially crucial now when it’s harder to meet with clients face-to-face. Easy solutions that help clients fill coverage gaps quickly are key. Since one-size-fits-all primary plans can’t solve many client problems, you simply don’t have the time to waste searching for innovative solutions.

Download this guide now for four quick plug-ins to keep in mind so you can strategically protect clients from the pain of primary medical plan changes with flexible and robust options. They include:

• Ways to solve business issues – proving your value
• Helping clients find creative ways to boost compensation
• Tactics to help clients retain and reward critical talent (including high-turnover positions)
• Showing clients how to unlock cost savings for primary plans by planning ahead 

As you juggle a wide range of client needs, you must stay proactive and find ways to offset what might be missing from new primary plans.

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As primary plan coverage shrinks, coverage gaps widen and employees face rising out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. Your clients can’t afford to ignore this reality. Innovative supplemental insurance can help them offer more valuable support to employees at all levels while managing costs. These plans offer coverage for life’s routine and unexpected healthcare needs. 

Download this infographic now to show clients a side-by-side comparison. See the coverage difference for one employee with innovative supplemental benefits and another with only a primary plan, including the cost when a client’s employee: 

• Breaks a leg
• Needs mental health support
• Requires dental work

Get the facts about gaps in coverage, so your clients can leverage the power of innovative supplemental healthcare insurance plans to make better benefit decisions. 

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Reducing employees financial stress, keeping benefit costs stable and enhancing benefit packages are key for employers to maximize the value of their benefits strategy. Brokers are in lockstep, working to devise innovative benefit packages that meet these goals. Explore these resources from MassMutual to help your clients charter a path towards long-term financial security.READ LESS ›

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Many of your clients turn to high deductible health plans (HDHPs) as a way to contain healthcare costs, especially since the pandemic put a crunch on budgets. But as primary coverage shrinks, and coverage gaps widen, your clients’ employees face new and serious financial hardships. As all parties struggle to fund HSAs, clients look to you for better options to help their employees.

Download this infographic now to get a comprehensive look at data that shows growing gaps created by high deductibles. You will get a better understanding of:

• The financial risk for clients and their employees
• What employees are most concerned about
• The hidden costs that can come back to bite employers
• How to close the coverage gaps

Act now to help your clients learn how to spend less and provide more through smart reallocation. Give them a range of options to satisfy employees at all levels.

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As you and your clients grapple with current and future unknowns, the #1 tool in your arsenal is benefit flexibility. Offering options that cater to a wide range of employer needs, employee levels and budgets is key. 

Download this infographic now for five benefits planning considerations to ensure each client gets a benefits package that meets their specific needs. These considerations include:

• Timing of plan changes
• The business problems any plan changes would address
• Which employees would get access to certain benefits
• And more… 

Just because the COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos for many employers, benefits coverage doesn’t have to be a pain point. Staying agile and willing to change when your clients encounter challenges can result in better coverage for employees and savings.

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Since this year’s traditional benefits planning cycle has been completely upended, you must find ways to adjust and continue to add value to your client relationships. Adding flexible solutions to your portfolio so you can guide clients through this time of uncertainty and address their unique needs is key. This may mean helping them during off-cycle times and looking at their benefits options through a different lens.

Download this infographic now to get a how-to guide for increasing flexibility in the benefit planning cycle with innovative supplemental insurance solutions. You will learn how to avoid traps, including:

• Once-a-year planning
• Getting stuck in cost conversations
• The pain of plan changes

Discover how flexible timing, coverage and support gives you the power to help clients of all sizes and budgets. Use this strategy to show clients how they can increase their resilience and why they can rely on you in this difficult environment.

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Carve-out coverage is a powerful way to help manage overall health plan costs. But what is carve-out coverage and how is it compliant? The key is understanding excepted benefits. 

Access this interactive infographic now to get insights on the four categories of excepted benefits:

1. Secondary or incidental benefits
2. Limited-scope benefits
3. Independent, non-coordinated benefits
4. Supplements to certain primary health coverage

Excepted benefits are exempt from many of the federal laws regulating primary health plans, such as nondiscrimination rules, enabling them to be offered on a carve-out basis. Discover how your clients can leverage carve-out coverage to find the right balance between offering valuable benefits and meeting their budgetary goals.

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