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Health Care costs for Businesses

Using AI for health care cost prediction and prevention

Warren Buffett famously called General Motors “a health and benefits company with an auto company attached.” Whether you like or not, if you are a CEO, you are in the

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase join forces to tackle employees’ health

Three giant and influential employers, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase, announced Tuesday they were partnering to create an independent company aimed at reining in health-care costs for their

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Most health plans strive to make healthcare cost more

Health plan representatives are always saying that their plans are doing everything they can to control costs and deliver greater value. But the promised cost reductions almost never materialize. The

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Large employers reduce healthcare costs up to 15% with high-touch, high-tech advocacy – study

According to a multi-year analysis conducted by Accolade, Inc., large, self-funded employers that disrupt traditional approaches to employee health benefits are achieving significant savings in annual healthcare claim costs. By

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Are employers dropping health insurance?

The federal Affordable Care Act includes penalties for large employers that don’t offer quality health insurance coverage. So, passage of the law raised what came to be known as the

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Could Cancelling Group Health Insurance Be a Kindness to Employees?

Small business owners who offer health insurance – or who are considering offeringZane Benefits | Could Cancelling Insurance Be a Kindness to Employees? health benefits – have an important question

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The Changing Consensus on Healthcare Cost

FEW YEARS AGO, it was accepted wisdom among economists that shifting more of the burden of medical expenses to patients would help reduce the cost of healthcare in America, the

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8 Reasons Health Insurance Costs Continue to Rise

Whether you’re a small business owner or a small business advisor, here’s a phrase8 Reasons Health Insurance Costs Continue to Rise we all know too well – health care costs

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Portable Health Insurance: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Do you know what is the most severe fine, penalty or punitive tax imposed under Obamacare? There are a lot of candidates to choose from. Individuals can be fined if

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How Small Businesses Can Survive The Rising Tide Of Healthcare Costs

Five years after the ACA* became law, the pattern is becoming clear: -Health insurance coverage in the U.S. has increased overall, however, the number of Americans with employer sponsored health

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