Consumer Driven Health Care

Compliance headaches and a fast-approaching deadline have benefit administrators scrambling to prepare.

It's not just a matter of raising rates or capping costs - consumers have a part to play, too.

According to a new survey from Buck Consultants, 66 percent of employers have implemented at least four programs intended to reduce stress.

According to the 2010 Consumer Benchmark Survey, over 76 percent of respondents had an HSA-compatible health care plan. Of those, nearly 85 percent also had an HSA.

For brokers, this will mean changing the individual benefits you include in the comprehensive benefits package you offer your clients.

Doctors, insurers and consumers are "ready and willing" to adopt value-based insurance designs, which use information and financial incentives to guide consumers' choices, a recent survey found.

A new study finds workers who have access to employer-sponsored dependent care supports like worksite child care report they are healthier than employees without access to these benefits.

Interest in consumer-directed health plans continues to expand among employers and their workers. Why? They are both saving money.