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According to the 2011 NADP/DDPA Joint Dental Benefits Report on Enrollment, only 1% of the U.S. residents with dental insurance have their benefits through an individual policy.
Are you considering offering a health savings account-based health plan to your employees? Do you already offer one, but don’t have the participation you’re looking for? At Bernard Health, we have built an industry-leading track record by helping our clients achieve an average, first-year employee health savings account (HAS) participation
As more employers seek higher participation in high-deductible health plans (HDHP)s with health savings accounts (HSA)s, educating employees about all the benefits and ways to manage HSAs can be extremely valuable. When employees have a better understanding of an HSA’s value, it can have a positive impact on their experience
Compliance with health care reform is already driving up costs for some employers' group health plans, and a majority of employers expect price increases to be passed on to employees, according to a health care reform survey released today by the Willis Human Capital Practice, a unit of Willis Group
HealthPlanOne, a leading senior general agency, has established itself as the premier partner for agents seeking the best possible customer leads for their money. HealthPlanOne goes beyond providing high converting leads and health quoting technology.
Dynamis Inc., the leading provider of health insurance plan optimization tools for insurance brokers announced the release of a real-time proposal generator for the Dynamic Plan Designer solution.
Stonegate Advisors, a healthcare research and strategy firm, and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) announced an extended agreement to invite NAHU members to become expert network members for research projects commissioned by health and wellness leaders.
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With the passage of the PPACA (“ACA”), states are required to have a certified insurance exchange by Jan. 1, 2014, or risk defaulting to the national HHS Exchange.
In 2008, PriceWaterhouseCoopers' research team surveyed senior executives at more than 100 large US-based multinational companies and more than 250 privately held small companies. The large companies each have an average of 8,000 employees and revenue of about $3 billion. The small employers each have
Recent changes in financial accounting reporting obligations have caused many employers, both public and private, to re-examine the overall economics of pre-funding retiree medical benefits.