Jeff Rubleski
Are you ready for the retirement wave?
A little less hair, a few more laugh lines. You see the signs every day, but not their implications: With each passing year, more and more employees are getting…
How employers plan to control health costs in 2013
Some good news/bad news for employers. On the bright side of the ledger, your strategies for health care cost control are working. The Kaiser Family Foundation’…
Health reform myths and misconceptions
Ignorance is definitely not bliss in the business world. But what’s even worse is being misinformed. Whenever you think you know something that turns out to be…
Health Insurance Report
What Michigan employers plan to do about costs and employee benefits With health costs continuing to rise and key Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions set to go…
Giving employees a better “shopping” experience
More than half of all American consumers bought something online last holiday season. And retailers went all out trying to make the shopping experience simple…
Choosing a health plan: Five mistakes your company needs to avoid
Does your company want to be an employer of choice? What new options are available to limit your cost exposure? Is increasing worker productivity one of your…
Health plans should be as flexible as your business
As employers we all know, health plans and their benefits are like hats, suits or dresses: One size doesn't fit all. Just as your business must adapt to the…
Private or Public? Know your options for health insurance exchanges
State-based health plan exchanges, which are mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), are about to become a reality. As we covered in an earlier blog…
Part 2: Defined contribution health plans: Are you up to speed on the next big thing?
In our last post, we noted that Bloomberg Businessweek and Fox Business News have reported that defined contribution health plans will become “The Next Big…
Part 1: Defined contribution health plans: Are you up to speed on the next big thing?
Economist Peter Orszag, the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget, writes in Bloomberg Businessweek that, over the next decade…
Health reform made simple: The 3 big things you need to know now
Employers across Michigan have told us that, when it comes to health reform, there’s TMI (Too Much Information) and TLT (Too Little Time) to figure out what it…
Preparing for health reform? Don’t forget the benefits
Costs, costs, costs. That’s practically all you read about concerning health reform. But as businesses ready themselves for the upcoming changes precipitated by…
Survey Says: 42% of employers find defined contribution plans appealing
For many employers, health benefits and their costs are the proverbial rock and a hard place. Most want to continue offering health benefits to their employees.
