Employers Adopting More Aggressive Health Plan and Wellness Program Features
For example, 73% of companies have added telemedicine services, 79% offer access to a 24-hour nurse line and 60% use health advocacy programs.
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QSEHRAs Help Small Employers Offer Health Benefits
In 2017, small business employees used an average of 78% of their QSEHRA allowance, and 52% used 100% of their allowance.
Decline in Self-Insured Health Plan Enrollment Masks Growth Among Small Companies
The decrease in self-insured plan enrollment is due to a decrease in self-insurance for large employers.
Employees Want Improved Wellbeing Programs
Fifty-six percent of employers say their programs incite a healthier lifestyle among participants, but only 32% of employees concurred, surveys from Willis Towers Watson found.
Bill Aims to Expand HDHP Coverage for Chronic Disease Management
The bill would permit high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide chronic disease prevention and treatment—which some say is critical to reducing health care costs—prior to participants having met their deductible.
A Different Goal for Employers to Offer Wellness Programs
While wellness programs may benefit employees in poor health the most, a research study found it is those in the middle of the health care spending range that are...
Cadillac Tax Delayed Again
The effective date of the excise tax on high-cost health plans is now in 2022.
DOL Makes Proposal to Expand Access to Small Business Health Plans
Modifying the definition of employer for these plans will help employers reduce health benefit administrative costs through economies of scale, the Department of Labor says.