Employer Sponsored Health Plans

Aetna to Offer New HMO Option for Delaware State Employees

by Jesse Migneault

Health insurer Aetna was recently awarded a three-year contract as a provider of Delaware’s health plan offerings for its employees and pensioners.  Aetna has chosen a coordinated care...

Data Analytics Key for Strengthening Employer-Payer Relationship

by Vera Gruessner

Health insurance companies, employers, and the workforce take a number of different steps to ensure that the best decisions are made in terms of health plan policies and covered benefits. For a variety...

Consumer-Driven Health Plans Reduce Medical Care Utilization

by Vera Gruessner

The Health Care Cost Institute released new findings that show consumer-driven health plans are leading individuals to utilize less medical care as well as spending more on out-of-pocket costs. Among...

Lack of Price Transparency Leading Employers to Self-Insure

by Vera Gruessner

Some employers are finding it difficult to keep contracting with their health payers due to continually increasing monthly premium costs and a general lack of price transparency across the health...

Presidential Election Shakes Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

by Vera Gruessner

Healthcare policy of US presidential candidates depends on more than their perspective on the Affordable Care Act. With employer-sponsored health insurance still a major aspect of coverage among...

Health Plan Solutions: Do Employers Choose Private Exchanges?

by Vera Gruessner

Today employers are searching for multiple solutions to meet their health plan needs in order to reduce costs and provide the optimal benefits to their employees. The multitude of healthcare...