By: Proactive MD Across the nation, provider shortages are alarmingly pervasive. This is especially true for rural areas and those lacking substantial healthcare infrastructure to support access to care for ...
By: Proactive MD Across the nation, provider shortages are alarmingly pervasive. This is especially true for rural areas and those lacking substantial healthcare infrastructure to support access to care for ...
by Cole Hollander There are many issues employees face in the workplace, and the one they certainly should not have to, is the complexity of healthcare systems offered by their employers. When the process to ...
by Blake Fussell Most Americans have experienced a brutally long wait time to see a doctor for just a few minutes. Direct Primary Care (DPC) has been an option to assist with the issue and could be a major ...
by Emily Smith During the COVID-19 pandemic, my 65-year-old father-in-law decided to schedule a virtual telehealth visit in lieu of an in person visit – something he wouldn't have agreed to in previous years. ...
by Sarah Gunter As we hit the halfway mark in the plan year and benefits leaders look to the future, we felt like now is the perfect time to evaluate benefits programs in terms of stop, start, and keep. We ...
by Evan Boswell One of the most common sources of workplace injury are musculoskeletal disorders. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 272,780 cases of musculoskeletal disorders caused people to miss ...
by Sarah Gunter While addressing population health management with a modern, holistic view of health might be necessary, it can also be daunting! As our knowledge evolves, we understand that our individual ...
by Sarah Gunter Two years ago, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, telehealth came into focus as the next big solution in employee benefits—but, it also came with a host of problems. Telehealth’s main ...
by Sarah Gunter In a sea of conflicting opinions and information about wellness vendors, it can be hard knowing where to stand. Considering that 87% of employees say they consider health wellness offerings ...
by Sarah Gunter In the search for new healthcare solutions, we turned away from the workplace and towards the campus. Centers of higher education have often been on the forefront of innovation—with access to ...
by Sarah Gunter Wellness programs have long been touted as a benefits solution for improving employee health. Considering the chronic nature of behavioral health issues, the need for a proactive solution is ...
by YJ Lee It’s no secret that employee benefits are expensive: healthcare costs are often the second or third largest expense item on employers’ financial statements. Typically, large expense items are managed ...
By Evan Boswell A growing interest in reducing and stabilizing large healthcare bills and high-cost claims has inspired a number of new creative approaches. One such model is called Reference Based Pricing ...
by Jennifer Spiegel Berman, JD, MBA, CEO of MZQ Consulting | jen@mzqconsulting.com Money Matters, But It's Not the Only Thing That Does The requirement to monitor plan expenses is a traditional focus of ...
by Sarah Gunter In Part I of this two-part series, industry experts discussed where we are today in terms of cost containment and outcomes of employer-sponsored healthcare plans. In Part II, we’ll cover the ...
