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The buzz around health insurance right now is all about user experience and access to care. The problem is two-fold: insurance literacy and health literacy. Would it surprise you to learnthat 90% of employees do not know the difference between a copay,coinsurance,and a deductible?While that may seempretty basic to people like me in the insurance industry,this lack […]

Have you ever wondered if large employers get a better deal on health care costs? The answer is a resounding yes. That doesn’t seem quite fair as an SME employer does it? Well, what if I told you that you could buy health care the same way that they do through a direct contract? A direct

For most employers, prescription spend.. drug costs… are steadily increasing. In fact, pharmacy costs account for almost 25% of most employers’ health care budget every year. The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM), is a company that manages your prescriptions, including allowable medications on your formulary, what you pay for them, what the manufacturer paid for them, and

Direct primary care (DPC) is a strategy to control your healthcare spend and deliver a white glove experience to your employees at a much lower cost than traditional health insurance plans. That it is a tool to help you shrink your healthcare budget and make it controllable and predictable for you is a bonus… a

Do you find it baffling that health insurance costs in the United States are increasing at alarming rates, yet seemingly not anywhere else in the world? I find it baffling, especially since the actual costs of healthcare are not increasing even close to the rate of insurance costs.  So, why is this happening in the