Heading into the new year, perceived coverage gaps, flexibility, and affordability receive more attention as companies weigh prioritizing value versus shifting costs. 

This month, 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year, Nancy Giacolone, shares her thoughts on coping with loneliness during the holiday season and beyond.

Our next two features have made some big changes this past year and they are taking their new roles and opportunities in stride. They both listened to their hearts and their heads and moved into roles where they are destined for success because they are aligned with their core beliefs and passions.

A well-designed access and engagement campaign will motivate employees to enter a decision mindset versus an evaluating mindset.

Using the six strategies defined here, brokers can help organizations provide an effective and appealing benefits package suitable for all employees across all generations.

Employees give high marks overall to their voluntary benefits enrollments, but employers and theier benefits advisors may be missing opportunities to increase satisfaction and participation.

Health plan price transparency offers the promise of empowering benefits advisors and health plan sponsors to design better health care benefits, especially for the 100 million Americans covered by a self-funded employer plan. 

By aligning employers, providers and health plans around shared goals, benefits advisors can help reshape a spiraling system, incentivize quality and improve affordability.