If a married couple who each have health insurance through a job want to switch coverage from one employer to the other, usually it’s a snap. During the … Read more
Obamacare Bringing Changes to Employer-Based Health Plans,Too
It’s annual enrollment time, the autumn period when many people with job-based health insurance ante up for another year. Although news reports have … Read more
Did Your Open Enrollment Results Match Your Health Care Strategy?
Now that open enrollment is over, it’s time to look at its results. Your results will be key in helping you shape your strategy for the coming year. Take a … Read more
3 Reasons to Keep Communicating AFTER Open Enrollment Ends
During annual open enrollment, your employees are reading and hearing a lot about the importance of using their medical plans, participating in wellness … Read more
Open Enrollment? Here’s What Your Employees Are Saying About It
Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall when your employees are talking about open enrollment? Every open enrollment season we share snippets of the … Read more
Don’t Go Into a Communications Hibernation When Open Enrollment Ends
Right now many companies are deep in the throes of annual enrollment. They’ve spent countless hours with benefits consultants determining the changes to … Read more
Communicating About HSAs and CDHPs During Open Enrollment Season
It’s open enrollment season, and many employers are seeking to increase enrollment in consumer driven health plans (CDHPs). To make sure these plans are … Read more
It’s That Time Again: Are You Ready For Open Enrollment?
The temperature isn’t the only thing rising this summer – our group health insurance is going up over 14 percent. So, as part of my role on our benefits … Read more
3 Things You Should Communicate to Employees After Open Enrollment
Open enrollment was a challenge. You used every tool you have — social media, posters, postcards, a website, managers, your sense of humor and patience—to … Read more
Some Rules of Thumb For Employees During Open Enrollment
When ordering take-out last night for my family, I used a rule of thumb that when you order Chinese food, you should ask for one entree less than the … Read more