Issue 2
Column
Obama to ‘da Mama in Green Bay: Dr. Mom Index© rolls out Thursday/JUNE 11
Up on the Tundra*, we're very sophisticated buyers of Healthcare. (HUH?) Yup, and next Thursday June 11, the President of the U.S., is 'comin all the way to Green Bay for a Town Hall 'meetin on Healthcare... SERIOUS?
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Get Online and Get Healthy: How to become an effective “E-Patient”
Are you sick and tired, have a worrisome symptom, a question or problem with a medication, or have a hard time getting an appointment? If so, like millions of Americans, when they want a health question answered right away, you may need to turn to the internet! Yes, the internet has rapidly changed the way people obtain information, especially about health care
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The Poor You Have Always
Anyone who has worked in family practice will tell you that there are always going to be those who can’t pay their medical bills
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Wellness for Every Workforce: A creative approach to improving the health of the working uninsured.
What does wellness look like? Is it a busy executive trying to lower his or her cholesterol and shed a few pounds?
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Benefits Communication a Key to Success During Open Enrollment and Beyond
Open enrollment season is quickly approaching for employers all over the country. In preparation, Human Resources teams are finalizing their benefit choices for the new plan year, gathering the necessary forms/plan materials and devising their enrollment schedules.
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Brokering a Health Care Solution for the Working Uninsured
By offering a limited-benefit health plan in your portfolio of products, you are personally helping address one of the country’s most urgent social issues
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Solving the Health Coverage Dilemma
Many employers today feel trapped in a no-win situation when it comes to providing health care coverage to
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Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome: Population and Preference Shifts Spotlight Discount Medical Benefits Programs
The days of two-parent-2.5 children families living in cookie cutter subdivisions have gone the way of black-and-white televisions
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Value of Online Health Communication
There is a lot of talk out there about online health information but what about online health communication?
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There is a Generational Gap to be Bridged in Benefits
I must confess that I’m a Generation-X’er through and through. I can hardly remember life without the Internet.
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Government Contractors & Limited Medical Plans
Any contractor who works on a public works project is required by law to follow established guidelines.
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Gold Standard for Benefits: End-to-End Service
When politicians talk about healthcare reform, they tend to focus on big-picture issues such as uninsured populations and escalating treatment costs
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Old Becomes New
I have been exclusively involved in the voluntary benefits market for fifteen years. My company, Voluntary Benefits Systems
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A Point-of-Care Solution That Simplifies the Lives of Employees Enrolled in Limited Benefit Plans
Working in conjunction with some of the leading Limited Benefit and Mini Med carriers, Hammerman & Gainer
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Pricing Accident Policies For Success…and Profit
By the time you read this article, an American icon would have filed for bankruptcy, declaring assets of about U.S. $70 billion and liabilities of about U.S. $172 billion.
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Maximizing Returns from Benefit Investments
One of the biggest challenges facing human resource managers is effective benefit communication. Recruiting and retaining quality employees is much easier if the employees understand the value they receive from the benefit dollars invested.
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PPO Networks and other Cost Containment Solutions for Limited Benefit and Hospital Indemnity Programs
If you market a limited benefit product, chances are you or your administrator leases a PPO network. Some programs market PPO networks where the cost of the network is embedded in the premium
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Who Killed the ROI Analysis in Insurance Marketing?
At what point did someone kill the return on investment (ROI) analysis when it comes to marketing for the insurance industry
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Overcoming Bad Service in the Sales Process
One of the biggest things holding back the worksite and voluntary benefits industry is customer service in the sales process
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