Best Practices

The AMA, AHIP and NAACOS developed a resource guide on best practices to advance value-based care, which includes input from physicians on lessons learned for patient attribution, financial risk and benchmarking.

How can advisors change the status quo and provide a partnership that's focused on delivering an exceptional employee experience?

Parents represent a significant segment of the workforce, and their ability to balance personal and professional responsibilities is critical to organizational success.

Lifestyle interventions alone have limited long-term efficacy, so many members will need effective medical or surgical therapy to attain optimal healthy weight.

Hospitals overcharge employer-sponsored plans via their health insurance carriers to "cross-subsidize" the Medicare underpayments, and employer-sponsored health plans are stuck in the middle of this back-and-forth .

Given that an alarming number of employees aren't aware of their company's mental health benefits or don't know how to access them, ramping up efforts to educate employees on coverage is vital to creating a healthy workforce.

The key to maximizing your benefits offering is to actively engage with, and listen to, the needs of your employees, offer them flexibility and education, and don't be afraid to make changes.

Be sure to monitor the utilization of new benefits over time and consider feedback from your employees so you can pivot your plan accordingly.