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Cut Costs, Not Corners: Ideas for saving in the long run

published: October 15, 2014 | tagged in: Claims Reporting, Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs, Risk Management
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Cut Costs, Not Corners: Ideas for saving in the long run

Cut a dollar; save a dollar. If it were only so straightforward, right? In business, many “costs” should be more accurately viewed as “investments.”  With regard to insurance and […]
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Creative Thinking. Non-traditional benefits pay-off

published: September 17, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs
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Creative Thinking. Non-traditional benefits pay-off

Work-life balance.  Many businesses give this buzzword mere lip service; others have a genuine interest in helping employees achieve it. Many times, this involves non-traditional benefits to help employees […]
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Cost Control – Is it Even Possible in Healthcare?

published: August 20, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs
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Cost Control – Is it Even Possible in Healthcare?

Consider the phrase from the well-known Serenity Prayer seeking acceptance for the things you cannot change, courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the […]
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The Private Exchange Conundrum

published: July 8, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Resources
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The Private Exchange Conundrum

What is a “Private Health Insurance Exchange”? What is it and what makes them successful? How can it help my company? Is this truly a better alternative? Join us […]
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Better than Vegas

published: June 11, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs
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Better than Vegas

If you handed me a dollar and I gave you back $2.00, I’d have your interest. If I raised the amount to $5.00, you’d be hooked. Such is the […]
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It Pays to Keep the Good Ones

published: March 5, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs
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It Pays to Keep the Good Ones

An employee with an annual salary of $75,000 just walked out the door.  They may as well have taken a briefcase of cash with them. Depending on whose calculation […]
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Getting 100%

published: February 5, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs
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Getting 100%

Given the considerable cost of presenteeism (when employees come to work but aren’t at 100 percent), what’s a business to do? We already discussed the considerable impact of presenteeism […]
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Don’t bother coming in to work…Really

published: January 22, 2014 | tagged in: Employee Benefits, Insurance Costs
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Don’t bother coming in to work…Really

What’s more valuable, an employee home in bed or one sitting in the office?  The answer isn’t quite as obvious as it seems.  The term used to describe employees […]
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Informed Decisions

published: October 30, 2013 | tagged in: Employee Benefits
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Informed Decisions

Open enrollment season-not a time when many feel in control, a bit overwhelmed by the healthcare choices they must make.  But enrollment periods can be turned into a positive […]
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