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It was 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. To learn more, watch this short video below.
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Top 7 Trends from 2017 UBA Health Plan Survey | California Benefit Advisors
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 […]
Best and Worst States for Group Health Care Costs | California Benefit Advisors
Employer-sponsored health insurance is greatly affected by geographic region, industry, and employer size. While some cost trends have been fairly consistent since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was put in place, UBA finds several surprises in its latest Health Plan Survey. Based on responses from more than 11,000 employers, UBA recently announced […]
Benchmarking Your Cost-Shifting Strategy | California Benefit Advisors
We recently shared healthcare cost benchmarking best practices and reported on the best and worst industries/states for group healthcare. But how much are you contributing toward healthcare costs vs. your employees? That’s a key benchmark, especially when “cost-shifting” is the main strategy for mitigating risk for employers. You may have the most affordable plan, but […]
Who Are You Benchmarking Your Health Plan Against? | California Benefit Advisors
Many employers benchmark their health plan against carrier provided national data. While that is a good place to start, regional cost averages vary, making it essential to benchmark both nationally and regionally—as well as state by state. For example, a significant difference exists between the cost to insure an employee in the Northeast versus the […]
At risk for Cadillac Tax? | Daly City Benefits Broker
Are you at risk from the Cadillac Tax? Even if you are not now, chances are that you will be soon.
Why Benchmarking? | Johnson & Dugan Insurance
No other benchmarking survey mirrors 99% of businesses in the U.S. as accurately as the UBA Health Plan Comprehensive Health Plan Topics: The survey contains information on a wide range of health plan-related topics, including high-deductible health plans, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), employee consumerism, wellness programs, chronic disease management programs and […]
United Benefit Advisors Reveals 2014 Industry Trends Among Employer Sponsored Health Plans | Bay Area Employee Benefits
Posted by: Bill Olson Survey finds public employees still most costly to insure yet contribute 45% less than the average employee and nearly 40% less than two years ago Indianapolis, IN – [January 13, 2015] – New survey data from the 2014 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey, the nation’s largest health plan survey of […]
Are You Benchmarking Your Health Plan Correctly? | Bay Area Benefits Broker
Posted by: Bill Olson Many employers benchmark their health plans against other employers with the same carrier or using nationally available data. But the benchmarking best practice is to compare your plan with others based on plan type, region, employee size, and industry. Without this more granular data, you could be missing key data on […]
Top 2014 UBA Publications for Employers | San Francisco Employee Benefits
Posted by Bill Olson UBA publishes many white papers, an executive summary of its annual Health Plan Survey, and custom reports. Below are the publications that garnered the most traffic and requests in 2014. 1. The Employer’s Guide to “Play or Pay”. With every day that goes by, the nation’s employers move a step closer […]
