Communities
Health Access Alternatives
The Health Access Alternatives community highlights the latest news and innovative trends employers use to provide their population with alternative methods to health care besides seeing a primary care physician. This covers on-site clinics and retail medical clinics (off-site), around-the-clock health information access through telemedicine, Doc-in-the-box, etc., that prevents work-time loss and saves the employer and employee money.
Articles
Cigna To Offer Telehealth Coverage To Self-Insured
Cigna will offer MDLive service, which lets members request online video, telephone or e-mail consultations with doctors for non-urgent care needs such as colds and headaches.
Never Too Old to Learn a New Trick
Mobile Health Solutions 
Can Help Manage Chronic Diseases
Health Care in the Workplace: More than Just a Clinic
No longer a novelty, many early adopters are improving upon on-site care programs with care management, direct contracting, wellness programs, and feedback loops that were once only in the domain of managed care.
From Mules to Tractors: What Farmers Can Teach Physicians about the Future
Leveraging telemedicine across the nation will provide greater medical access to consumers, reduce the cost of care, and ultimately create a healthier population.
Press Releases
Teladoc Names Henry DePhillips, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
Teladoc, the nation's first and largest telehealth provider, has named Henry DePhillips , M.D. as its new chief medical officer. Dr. DePhillips will be responsible for the supervision and expansion of Teladoc's physician network, as well as the overall delivery of high-quality clinical care to
The Doctor Will See You Now: Cigna Teams with MDLIVE to Offer Health Care Access 24/7/365
Global health service company Cigna announced it will work with MDLIVE, a leading telehealth provider of online and on-demand health care delivery services and software, to offer eligible Cigna health plan customers access to 24/7/365 online video or telephone consultations with Board-Certified Internal Medicine, Family
First Stop Health Launches Cost-saving Telehealth Benefit Plans for Employers
Plans save up to $2,000 per year per employee on insured health care costs
Blog Posts
Taking off the Hospital Cost Blindfold: New Information Brings Answers and More Questions
05/17/2013 - Transparency in health care remains the exception rather than the rule. Consumers often must go...
FSA Q&A: What happens to unused FSA funds?
05/15/2013 - We are back on the air this Friday with another great episode of HealthCare Consumerism...
White Papers
The Value of On-site Health Centers
Employers are continually searching for ways to improve the health of their employees, control health care costs while still providing quality health care and provide benefits that their employees will truly value.
