BenefitsPRO-Perspectives podcast

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Liberty Mutual and hosted on BenefitsPRO.com, we'll hear highlights from the July 7th presentation titled, Voluntary Benefits: Why Pet Insurance is Trending & Your Clients Should Offer It.

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Perky and hosted on BenefitsPRO.com, we'll hear highlights from the June 15th presentation titled, How to Solve Benefits Communication Challenges .    A challenge benefits brokers continue to face is helping clients communicate effectively with their workforce regarding available benefits.  With in-person and remote workers, new and long-te...

According to Versant Health's Lisa Hall and Kelly Wenrich, more employers are recognizing that offering vision benefits is a cost-effective way to reduce health-related absenteeism and health care premiums, while increasing productivity.   Providing a vision care plan to employees gives employers a "leg up on the competition" because it's a benefit not yet commonplace in the recruitment process, s...

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Artemis Health and hosted on BenefitsPRO, we'll hear highlights from the April 14th presentation titled, Create holistic benefits strategies: Tips for partnering with the C-Suite and HR. As businesses shift the way they view benefits in light of the past year, CFOs and other members of the C-suite continue to become more involved in benefit...

Dr. Mark Ruchman and Lisa Hall of Versant Health discuss how vision care and coverage can impact key stages of advancement in childhood. Experts report that vision health is intricately linked to a child's ability to learn and develop socially. "Simply, children can't learn if they can't see" says Dr. Mark Ruchman, Versant Health's chief medical officer, but young children "don't know what they do...

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Carrot Fertility and hosted on BenefitsPRO.com, we'll hear highlights from the March 16th presentation titled,  Building an Inclusive Benefits Package for a Remote Workforce.

Listen to Versant Health's Amy Mann and Larry Opperman as they break down the role of vision coverage and how employers can better educate employees on its benefits. Offering vision coverage is often seen as a healthcare benefits perk, but it also can contribute to employee loyalty, well-being and safety. It plays a key part in a comprehensive benefits package by helping attract and keep employees...

Medical billing errors have long been a problem that self-insured employers seek to weed out. One such effort involves payment integrity to help stem the tide of fraud, waste and abuse by implementing processes and procedures to ensure that all health claims are correctly paid. With this in mind, it's imperative for a TPA to have a robust, end-to-end solution to address these concerns, suggests Je...

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Liberty Mutual and hosted on BenefitsPRO, we'll hear highlights from the March 23rd presentation titled, Top Benefits Trends for 2021: How Brokers & Employers Can Stay Ahead.   Building a benefits program that helps clients attract and support employees is already a challenge. When you add layers of remote work and caregiver responsibilitie...

Pharmacy benefits management is one of the most promising cost-containment methods that a self-insured health plan sponsor can employ to rein in the fastest-growing segment of healthcare spending. But success is often predicated upon targeting a small percentage of specialty medications that drive the lion's share of cost. Although only 1% to 2% of the U.S. population have conditions that require...

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by WEX Health and hosted on BenefitsPRO.com, we'll hear highlights from the March 10th presentation titled, HSAs and Why You Should Change the Retirement Strategy Story.

Hear from Versant Health's Courtney Smith-Brawner and SecureCare's president Mark Popejoy as they discuss the benefits of offering both vision and dental care and why it's critical for employers to understand the rewards.   Offering vision and dental coverage may simply seem like the right thing for employers to do. But the benefits far outweigh basic healthcare. According to SecureCare's Mark Pop...

In this episode of the Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Pareto Captive Services and hosted on BenefitsPRO.com, we'll hear highlights from the February 24th presentation titled, How the Captive Model Can Help Clients - Achieving Stability Through Scale.    The demand for self-insurance is increasing, even though many of the stop-loss products on the market continue to fall short. With the frequen...

It's one thing to offer vision care to clients, but another to get members to use the plan as intended. While vision care is a key component of most health care coverages, it is often underutilized by members.   This issue not only affects individual well-being, but also company productivity and expenses, says Elizabeth Klunk, RN, BSN, CCM-R, and Versant Health's senior vice president of medical m...

Versant Health's Dr. Mark Ruchman discusses how preventative eye care is critically important to detecting not only eye disease, but other potential chronic issues  – which leads to better management of health care expenses. Many companies offer a full array of health benefits, but employees often underutilize their vision coverage because they tend to underestimate the benefit of regular eye exam...

As health care expenses rise, insurers seek to contain costs, enhance consumer experience   Thanks to a collaborative approach among providers, patients and employers, cost containment and positive consumer experiences are possible, say Harvard Pilgrim Health Care experts.   Health care expenditures continue to rise. However, health insurers, such as Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, are finding innova...

Health care benefits are not "one size fits all." Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is leading the way, using data to drive point solutions to address a variety of participants' health issues.   Point solutions are often delivered digitally through apps to provide a personalized approach to a specific health condition.   To help employers find the appropriate point solutions, Harvard Pilgrim's senior vi...

Between improving healthcare literacy and explaining how a benefit plan works, self-insured employers offer their covered lives an opportunity to make more informed choices about the care they purchase from providers and facilities. UMR's GenerationYou serves as the technology engine for helping accomplish this often elusive objective during open enrollment. It also enables consumers to answer tha...