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In Part 1 of this series, I took a few shots at some of the hype around private exchanges, but I still come down firmly on the “pro” side of the conversation. Given the right circumstances, and by taking the right approach, a private exchange can deliver a tremendous amount of value while solving many […]
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The Real Promise of Private Exchanges Is Still Ahead | Benefits Broker CA
By Michael A. Fleck, Vice President, Corporate Development, for Hanna Global Solutions, A UBA Partner Firm The hype about how private exchanges will revolutionize the successful delivery of employee benefits has quieted as the predicted “explosive growth” has slowed considerably. As I’ve long thought, instead of a revolution, a quiet evolutionary process is taking place. […]
Employee Benefit Plans | Johnson & Dugan Insurance Services
J&D can assist you with the assessment, set-up and ongoing maintenance of virtually every kind of employee benefit plan or service available in the marketplace today. These include: Healthcare plans Medical — HMO/PPO/POS/EPO/ Fee-For Service Chiropractic benefits Consumer driven health plans — HSA/HRA Dental Managed mental health Vision Life and disability insurance coverage Basic life […]
How Private Exchanges Lead to Increased Voluntary Benefit Use | CA Benefits Broker
Taken from Healthcare Trends Institute http://www.evolution1.com As more employers adopt private exchanges, often paired with defined contribution plans, a new trend is emerging—Employees are taking on voluntary benefits in increased volume and number. Voluntary benefits, those benefits offered to round out a company’s offering and fill gaps in an employee’s health insurance, include things like […]
The Story Behind Minimal Changes in Plan Designs and Premium Rates | CA Benefits Broker
By Carol Taylor, Employee Benefit Advisor D&S Agency, a UBA Partner Firm The United Benefit Advisors (UBA) annual Health Plan Survey for 2014, which contains validated data on 16,467 plans for 9,950 employers, shows minor average change for plans in the last year. The survey contains information on plans that renewed predominantly between June 2013 […]
Determining If Dental and Vision Plans Are “Excepted Benefits” | California Employee Benefits
By Linda Rowings Chief Compliance Officer, UBA The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Department of Labor (DOL) released final regulations that explain when dental and vision plans and employee assistance plans (EAPs) will be considered “excepted benefits.” Excepted benefits are health benefits that are limited […]
Navigating Narrow or Focused Provider Networks (Part 2) | California Benefits Broker
By Elizabeth Kay Compliance and Retention Analyst AEIS, a UBA Partner Firm Health care reform has brought about many changes and growing pains. One of the changes we have seen recently in 2014 is the increased use of focused or ”narrow” provider networks. While these were implemented by the insurance carriers in the individual Marketplace […]
