Association of Health Risk Factors with Healthcare Utilization and Cost in an Employed Population
Association of Health Risk Factors with Healthcare Utilization and Cost in an Employed Population Read more...
Mar 7, 2013
Stages of Change: A Key to Successful Wellness
It is important to know if a wellness program is achieving all the goals set for it, or if the measurable results are uneven. Read more...
Mar 7, 2013
Engaging Wellness for your Organization
The big buzz in employee healthcare for the past two years has been, and continues to be, wellness. The focus on that topic has been almost relentless Read more...
Mar 7, 2013
12 Tips to Implement an Effective Employee Health Program
As healthcare costs rise, employers are becoming increasingly involved in employee health and wellness. Read more...
Mar 7, 2013
Better Safe Than Sorry
The decision on whether to adopt pre-employment medicals should start with discussions on “why do we want to do pre-employment medicals Read more...
Mar 7, 2013
Leadership Award Profile
To continue to bring you the best resources and education available in the corporate wellness space, Corporate Wellness Magazine has identified the leaders in the industry Read more...
Mar 6, 2013
The Contrarian Approach to Health Care Reform and Group Benefit Planning 2
In almost blitzkrieg like fashion, the U.S. has been pushed, pulled, and dragged into a next generation health care delivery system known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed along party lines on March 23, 2010. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
VB leadership awards article
At the recently held Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress, October 24-26th, 2012, the Voluntary Benefits Association (VBA) in conjunction with Voulntary Benefits Magazine (VBM) presented the 2012 Voluntary Benefits Leadership Awards. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
The Role of Stability Companies in International Insurance
I was recently invited by Doug Brooks, president of ISOA (International Stability Operations Association) in Washington, D.C. in a roundtable event. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
The Contrarian Approach to Health Care Reform and Group Benefit Planning
In almost blitzkrieg like fashion, the U.S. has been pushed, pulled, and dragged into a next generation health care delivery system known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed along party lines on March 23, 2010. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
Accountable Care Organization: A branded prescription pill to keep Medicare alive or way forward to restore wrecked healthcare delivery as a whole?
There is no question that U.S. healthcare has been facing amplifying cost and a daunting task in quality of care delivery. For instance, as a social insurance program, Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
Medicare Portability
Medicare impacts the lives of everyone, whether it is the older Americans who rely on it for their medical needs, or the younger people who help pay for these benefits from their pay checks. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
How a Small Group Broker can Survive PPACA
“Iceberg right ahead” are the infamous words yelled out from the crow’s nest on the mast of the Titanic 100 years ago. In 2012, the words are no doubt a parallel for what small group insurance brokers are facing in the coming years. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
Medicare: An Insight, Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Provisions, Inherent Challenges and Critical Success Factors
Medicare is the United States largest public health insurance program providing coverage to 47 million people as of 2010. Medicare spending amounts to a staggering $524 billion which is 15 percent of Federal Budget Outlays as on 2010 and is projected to grow to $949 billion (17.4 percent) by 2020. Read more...
Dec 20, 2012
Successful engagement programs require New-er Age approach
With the 2012 presidential election season in full swing, there is certainly a lot of talk about healthcare reform and what may or may not hinge on the election’s outcome. Read more...
Dec 19, 2012