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Optimizing Outcomes and Containing the Costs of Surgery

Guest Contributor

20 Oct 202222 Feb 2023

By Brand Newland, Pharm. D., and Cal Beyer Surgeries that are unnecessarily invasive or performed under suboptimal conditions often needlessly increase health plan costs and lead to complications for patients. Creating better pathways to care can help health plan sponsors contain the […]

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3 Ways to Support Employees Dealing With Cancer

Bella Tomaw

18 Oct 202225 Oct 2022

Imagine…Your employee comes to you with a devastating cancer diagnosis. Are you prepared for the questions and concerns that follow? Do you have resources readily available? In honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, encourage your organization to take inventory of your […]

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A Health Care Approach to Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Eli Argueta

12 Oct 202227 Jan 2023

Hispanics and Latinx in the U.S. face major barriers in accessing health care and th barriers can also provide insights into best practices for employers.

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Medical Claims Reviews—What Your Plan May Be Missing

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

07 Oct 202207 Oct 2022

With thousands and thousands of codes that can be assigned to everything from the diagnosis of a patient’s condition to the facility where they receive care, there is plenty of room for error in medical billing. And it may never get caught—partly […]

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Supporting Working Parents

Eli Argueta

04 Oct 202227 Jan 2023

Employer considerations for working parents includes a review of current laws and best practices when supporting nursing mothers.

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Employers Project 7.5% Rise in Health Care Costs for 2023

Cara McMullin

20 Sep 202220 Sep 2022

As industry experts predict that organizations should brace for increased health care costs in 2023, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans launched a survey of U.S employers to identify the considerations they are contemplating for the coming year. Results show that […]

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Employer Support for Caregivers

Cara McMullin

13 Sep 202213 Sep 2022

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and the focus of this year’s month-long awareness campaign is the importance of support for people living with dementia and their families. Employers can take steps to support employees who are also caregivers. Overall, caregivers are likely […]

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Magazine Extra: Long COVID and ADA

Guest Contributor

06 Sep 202207 Sep 2023

In the beginning of the pandemic, employers struggled to determine whether workers who contracted COVID-19 qualified for disability protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More than two years later, employers have another issue to consider—whether employees who experience ongoing complications […]

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Why Vision Benefits Are Nothing To Bat an Eye About

Anne Patterson

23 Aug 202223 Aug 2022

August is National Eye Exam Month, which makes it a spectacular time to review vision benefit offerings and communicate to employees/plan participants the importance of eye care. More than half (64%) of U.S. employers offer vision benefits (2020 Employee Benefit Survey), and […]

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HIPAA Turns 26: Time to Review New Guidance!

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

17 Aug 202217 Aug 2022

Maybe the 26th anniversary (coming up on August 21, 2022) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) isn’t as noteworthy a milestone year as last year’s 25th, but the act remains in the headlines in 2022. HIPAA, the cornerstone patient […]