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States Move to Standardize Healthcare Licensing Requirements

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Numerous states—including Alaska, Wisconsin, Ohio and Oregon—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation advancing hybrid healthcare models, modernizing licensure infrastructures and incentivizing telehealth. The post States Move to Standardize Healthcare Licensing Requirements appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Nine reasons for rising healthcare costs

PeopleKeep

The average American spends a considerable amount of money on healthcare each year. Premium increases, higher deductibles and copays, and soaring prescription drug prices result in spikes in total healthcare costs.

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4 steps toward meaningful healthcare payment reform

Employee Benefit News

High-value care makes employees happier, saves businesses money and drives more patients to high-value healthcare providers.

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Lilly, Pfizer, Humana among best healthcare companies to work for

Employee Benefit News

News released its annual list of the best companies in healthcare, highlighting employers with great pay, benefits, work-life balance and stability.

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Managing Wellbeing Costs the Old Way Is Not Enough.

It’s time to explore new ways to make healthcare affordable for your people while staying on budget. Learn how 4,000+ other employers are managing this challenge in the Physical & Emotional Wellbeing report.

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Congress Advances Four Bipartisan Healthcare Bills

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The bipartisan healthcare legislation on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and healthcare transparency is moving through both the House and Senate. The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a markup of a bipartisan healthcare package of four bills.

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Attracting Nontraditional Talent to Your Healthcare Agency

Hireology

Hiring in healthcare is becoming increasingly difficult. The issue that is especially troublesome for healthcare is that when hiring becomes difficult and retention drops, it’s not only the business that suffers — it’s the patients and their families as well. . Change role requirements and advertise it.

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2019 Best-in-Class Benchmarking Analysis for Midsize Employers

The 2019 Best-in-Class Benchmarking Analysis for Midsize Employers (100 - 999 full-time employees) explores what top employers are doing differently to stand out in healthcare cost control and HR management. Use these insights to build a better workplace and confidently position your organization for success.

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New Report Helps Attract, Retain and Reward Top Talent

The 2019 Best-in-Class Benchmarking Analysis for Large Employers (1,000+ full-time employees) explores what top employers are doing differently to stand out in healthcare cost control and HR management. Use these insights to build a better workplace and confidently position your organization for success.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Join our webinar for a discussion on how age-inclusive fertility benefits help recruit and retain employees looking for a values-driven company, create a more productive workforce by addressing healthcare needs, and more.

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How Fertility Benefits Can Save Your Company Money

Speaker: Taylor Padalino - Account Executive, Enterprise Partnerships

It may seem counterintuitive, then, that providing employees with fertility benefits can actually help reduce healthcare and other costs. Fertility treatments and other family-forming journeys like adoption are notoriously expensive, costing tens of thousands of dollars on average.

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Combatting the Effects of Inflation: Keeping Benefits Competitive While Cutting Cost

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP - Employee Benefits and Total Rewards Leader, World at Work Content Author, and Speaker

Employers are now trying to maintain or lower the cost of benefits while competing for talent in a competitive and tight labor market, but the rising costs of consumer goods and healthcare make it extremely difficult to consider increasing their benefit offerings.

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Beyond the Dollar: Why Fertility Benefits Are About More Than Financial Support

Speaker: Leslie Neitzel, Chief Human Resource Officer

Care navigation, education, telehealth, and other non-financial benefits are all critical to ensuring positive outcomes and employee experiences — and lowering healthcare costs for employers. But money isn't the only factor; comprehensive fertility benefits involve much more.