Your healthcare and business costs are determined by the health of your employee population and how they manage their well-being. Using data to manage your cost and create benefit packages that energize and engage employees can help you stay ahead of your competition. We harness the power of our broad and deep intellectual capital to transform your raw data into practical, useful information. We use your business history, our client experiences, and insights gleaned from national trends to support your decision making.
Using a robust clinical data analytic tool, along with the help of skilled health management consultants, you can pinpoint drivers behind your healthcare costs. Our team looks for risks associated with your employee population, the role chronic conditions may play in your employees’ health, gaps in care, use of healthcare services across the continuum and other indicators to guide benefit decision making.
Our on-staff actuary takes things one step further by identifying not just cost advantages but also behavioral changes that take place whenever you alter your plan design. We compare trends in cost, utilization and population health to help you create a healthier, more productive workforce. Employee surveys are also considered to provide insights to help shape programs and your benefit packages.
Understanding your claims experience and what matters most to your employees empowers you to manage costs, improve the health of your employees while increasing productivity and engagement.
“If we get sued, you get sued!” Sounds warm and comforting, right? I bet you cannot wait to partner or contract with a company that already has litigation on its mind. Nevertheless, these types of statements are common, and once formalized by lawyers, are called “indemnification clauses.” They are often necessary but can be very broad and potentially catastrophic to your business.
Our national Employee Benefits Compliance Team is dedicated to helping you stay abreast of fast-changing legislative and regulatory developments and guidance related to health and welfare plans that could impact your business. This update will discuss guidance issued on the 2021 COBRA subsidy and changes making COVID-19 PPE a qualified medical expense.
The Employer Shared Responsibility Penalty (ESRP), introduced by the Affordable Care Act, requires applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer affordable and minimum value health coverage to their full-time employees (and their dependents), or to potentially pay tax penalties to the IRS. Whether you are new to the ESRP or your company is newly subject to the ESRP, this article covers some of the key details.