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How to cushion the HDHP blow with voluntary benefit options

Paul Wilson | September 10, 2020

Implementing first-dollar savings through customized benefits can help brokers give employees a soft landing into their new HDHP.

Expert Opinion

How level funding can reduce your cash flow risk

Emily Payne | September 10, 2020

Level funding can provide employers with predictable monthly payments, regardless of claims activity.

Market Insights

Employers re-examining benefits when planning for post-pandemic realities

Emily Payne | September 10, 2020

Employers will be taking a closer look at tools to hold down costs, such as eligibility and claims audits and narrowing provider networks.

News

Caregivers' health 26% worse than non-caregivers: Study

Emily Payne | September 10, 2020

A recent BCBS report finds caregivers have higher prevalence of stress-related illnesses.

Q&A

Employers, make your move: A Q&A with Mike Thompson

Emily Payne | September 10, 2020

Mike Thompson of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Colations reflects on how employers are disrupting the health care supply chain.

Slideshow

Traffic stop: 10 cities with the most time regained from not commuting

Richard Binder | September 10, 2020

A new study reveals just how much time several cities in the U.S. are getting back from not having to travel to and from work.

Expert Opinion

How employers are addressing benefit needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Emily Payne | September 10, 2020

Let's take a look at some of the developments over the past six months likely to affect employee benefits throughout the remainder of the year.

Commentary

The crisis of multiemployer pension plans: Where do we go from here?

C.J. Marwitz | September 10, 2020

Without legislative action, many multiemployer pension plans are expected to go bankrupt in the next 5 to 15 years. Here's what has been proposed.

Podcast

How Investment Management Services Are Helping Financial Advisors Differentiate

ALM Marketing Services | September 09, 2020

We recently brought together Sheldon Reynolds, Vice President of Trusts & Investments at Members Trust Company, and Julie Bates, Managing Director of Delta Community Retirement & Investment Services, to explain how credit union financial advisors can adapt. LISTEN NOW.