Benefit Strategies

At the most basic level, copays are a cost-sharing measure that insurance companies implement as part of their coverage plans. Typically, a copay is a fixed...

Every innovation is built on a foundation of a thousand failures. When success finally comes, it's easy to lose sight of all the mistakes it took to get it...

Healthcare isn't free. It's one of the largest industries in the country, perhaps even globally, and will only continue to grow.

As life expectancy rises,...

"A self-insured health plan can cut costs, provide access to value-based primary care and enable leaders to offer the attractive salaries and benefits that...

Your employees are your most important asset. So it’s easy to understand the friction you might feel when you’re faced with continually rising costs in...

Five years ago, Seattle Children’s was facing a crisis ...

Healthcare is changing. An increasing number of employers are bucking the trends of rising costs by positioning an on- or near-site clinic at the center of...

To build and maintain trust with your clients it’s vital to recommend vendors you can know will deliver strong service and results. I’ve worked on the...

Wondering how to calculate the ROI of an onsite clinic and get your recommendation approved by the CFO? Here are three frequently overlooked sources of...

We want to believe there’s value in worksite wellness to stop the bleeding on medical claims cost.  We wonder if wellness will improve productivity and reduce...

Apple is getting into the healthcare business. Under the moniker AC Wellness, the company that revolutionized technology and perfected the customer experience...

When the City of Kirkland sat down to design their benefit strategy in 2015, they wanted a solution to a seemingly impossible problem: how could they reduce...