by Bret Brummitt | Oct 9, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Plan Design
In the ever-evolving landscape of employee benefits, small group employers are constantly seeking ways to provide comprehensive healthcare coverage while managing costs effectively. Enter the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (IHCRA). In this blog...
by Bret Brummitt | Oct 7, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, HSA, Plan Design, Plan Design
Is Your HSA Plan a Barrier to Care? The Health Savings Account or HSA is a bank account. It’s a perfect way to save money for future healthcare expenses. An IRS-qualified High Deductible Health Plan is the requisite point of entry necessary to enroll in the...
by Bret Brummitt | Oct 4, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Plan Design
Medical Debt Let’s start by establishing that we don’t want our health plan, or rather it’s lacking, to put our employees into debt. It can be crushing. “In their efforts to service or pay off their debt, adults with health care debt report...
by Bret Brummitt | Oct 3, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
Benefits Renewal Starts with a Purge First, that old hyperlink to your provider finder must go. Next, your prior year summary for vision, dental, and health benefits doesn’t just need to be updated. The old version must be deleted. Last, using Decision Analysis...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 17, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Plan Design
How Can an Advocacy Service Help Your Employees? Did you know health advocacy is a thing? There are many different ways we can all use a little help when it comes to using our insurance benefits or just simply navigating the overly complex healthcare system in...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 16, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
How do you know if your benefits broker is the worst? Here are five things to watch out for! 5. Acronyms, Acronyms, Acronyms Okay, we all fall victim to industry speak. Even worse though are the sycophants of an industry’s subculture that treat you like only the...
