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Health Plan Members Are Very Satisfied with Virtual Care

Virtual primary care (VPC) has become an important element of any healthcare plan. Sixty-seven percent of respondents say they would be more likely to stay with their health insurer long-term if t...

Many Employees Choose Savings Over Health Plan Choices

A recent Centivo survey reveals how willing employees are to modify core health plan features for better healthcare affordability. In fact, 73% of survey respondents say they would do so if they r...

How Employers Can Improve Telehealth

After a spectacular rise in the use of telehealth during the pandemic, the trend is leveling off. However, it remains an important tool to increase employees’ access to care. Who Uses Teleheal...

How to Improve the HSA/HDHP Experience

Experts outlined how to maximize the value of HSA/HDHP plans during a recent webinar. One recommendation is to add more covered pre-deductible services and drugs. In 2019, the IRS relaxed some res...

The Insurance Sector Sees Record Hiring

The insurance sector is seeing record growth in hiring with 72% of companies planning to increase staff during the next 12 months, according to a survey by The Jacobson Group and Aon. The primary ...

Employers Are Enhancing Employee Benefits to Keep Workers

Fifty-one percent of workers say their employers have added new benefits or increased their existing benefits over the past six months. The Harris Poll surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. workers for Fo...

What Employees Want in Their Next Job

Gallup recently asked over 13,000 employees what’s most important when considering a job from a new employer. What surprised researchers is how much more important pay and benefits have gotten. It...

CAHU is Now CAHIP

CAHU is now California Agents & Health Insurance Professionals (CAHIP). The management team of CAHIP remains unchanged as does their status under the NAHU umbrella. Many members agreed that th...

Top 9 HSA Best Practices

To maximize the value of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), employers can implement health savings account (HSA) best practices. These HSA tips come from the National Pharmaceutical Council and...

Companies Need to Refocus to Attract and Retain Employees

In a tight labor market, executives are responding to employee demands for more competitive compensation and benefits, according to a PwC survey. For the most part, they have a good grasp of why e...

Having Great Benefits Is Key to Attracting Workers

LinkedIn surveyed job seekers around the globe to learn what matters most to people when accepting a new job. Sixty-three percent chose work-life balance; 60% chose compensation and benefits; and ...

Companies That Prioritize Health Benefits Have Lower Turnover

With an average of 4 million workers quitting their jobs each month, employee attrition is dominating the headlines and putting work under the microscope. Executives say that the employee bene...