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We recently unveiled the latest findings from our 2017 Health Plan Survey. With data on 20,099 health plans sponsored by 11,221 employers, the UBA survey is nearly three times larger than the next two of the nation’s largest health plan benchmarking surveys combined. Here are the top trends at a glance. Cost-shifting, plan changes, and […]
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Survey: Enrollment in Consumer-Directed Health Plans Jumps 22 Percent Despite Increase in Plan Costs | California Employee Benefits
Our 2016 Health Plan Survey results are in and as our preliminary findings indicated, while employer costs remained steady, employees continue to take on more cost for coverage. With PPO deductibles rising 50 percent, UBA finds that consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) continue to increase in popularity even though they are offering less savings than a […]
Initial 2016 Health Plan Survey Results Are Out: PPO Deductibles Increase Fifty Percent, Employer Costs Remain Steady | CA Employee Benefits
The 2016 UBA Health Plan Survey contains the validated responses of 19,557 health plans and 11,524 employers, who cumulatively employ over two and a half million employees and insure more than five million total lives. Of the preliminary findings, we see that employees continue to take on more cost for coverage. The median in-network deductible […]
Soaring Specialty Pharmacy Drug Prices Leave Consumers Feeling Rather Ill | Benefits Specialist Daly City
By Carol Taylor Director of Compliance and Health Plan Collaborative, D & S Agency, A UBA Partner Firm In the early 2000s, prescription costs were around 20 percent of total medical claim spend. This number stayed relatively unchanged for a number of years. Recently, this number has been increasing at an alarming rate. In the […]
Group Healthcare Premiums by State: How does your plan stack up? | CA Employee Benefits
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors We recently highlighted the top five best and worst states for group health plan costs. See below for your state’s average monthly premiums and read our breaking news release with the cost findings by industry. To quickly benchmark your plan by industry, region, or employer […]
UBA HealthPlan Survey | Daly City Benefits Broker
Since 2005, United Benefit Advisors® (UBA) has surveyed and advised thousands of employers across the nation regarding their health plan offerings, their ongoing plan decisions in the face of significant legislative and marketplace changes, and the impact of these changes on their employees and businesses. Based on responses from 10,804 employers sponsoring 18,186 health plans, […]
Employers Use of Multi-Tier Pharmacy Benefits Continues to Rise | CA Benefits Broker
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors Most employers have been using multi-tier prescription drug plans for many years, but new data released from the 2014 UBA Health Plan Survey shows a significant increase in the use of 4-tier plans, which typically cover the highest cost drugs, as well as major increases […]
Region Matters When It Comes to HSA Funding, CDHP Adoption | California Employee Benefits
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors We’ve already discussed Health Savings Account (HSA) activity at length, looking first at the correlation between generous HSA contributions and increased enrollment in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs). Second, we looked at how HSAs have performed in recent years across different industries. Now, we’ll look closer […]
Wellness Programs Feeling the Heat as the EEOC Increases Its Efforts – Part 1 | San Francisco Benefits Broker
Posted by Jennifer Kupper While wellness programs have increased in popularity, according to the 2014 UBA Health Plan Survey, actual wellness program adoption has been in a holding pattern. As one might expect, the highest percentage (58.8%) of plans offering wellness benefits came from employers with 1,000 or more employees and the lowest percentage (8%) […]
2014 UBA Health Plan Survey Shows Rate Reprieve for Small Employers | California Benefits Broker
Posted by Bill Olsen, United Benefits Advisor Data in the 2014 UBA Health Plan Survey is based on responses from 9,950 employers sponsoring 16,967 health plans nationwide. Results are applicable to the small to midsize market that makes up a majority of American businesses, as well as to larger employers, providing benchmarking data on a […]
