Employees using their group health plan who are unfamiliar with how to access care can inflate both your plan costs and their out-of-pocket expenses. Those who may not use their group health plan much, or at all, may end up going to the emergency room for an issue...
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Group Health Plan Trends for 2025
Group health plan trends for 2025 are emerging as health insurance costs continue to rise at an uncomfortable pace. Employers in 2025 plan to shake up the status quo with their healthcare vendors, particularly those focused on reducing pharmacy spend, a main cost...
Employee Surveillance Doesn’t Boost Productivity, but Breeds Resentment: Study
Employee surveillance has become more common as more people have been working remotely over the last few years, with some employers turning to tracking software to ensure that staff are working while on the clock and to boost productivity. Tools like activity monitors...
More Employers Cover Weight-Loss Drugs: Survey
The percentage of employers who are covering new and trendy weight-loss drugs has risen in 2024, continuing a trend of increasing coverage despite the costs, according to a new survey. The study, by Mercer, also found that employers are increasingly offering to cover...
IRS Loosens Preventive Care Coverage Rules
New IRS guidance expands the types of preventive care benefits that high-deductible health plans are required to cover with no out-of-pocket costs for plan enrollees. The changes are aimed at reducing out-of-pocket costs for diabetes-related expenses, certain cancer...
Employee Assistance Programs in Times of Need
Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, cause extensive property damage, physical injuries and loss of life. The distress might not end there, however. Mental health experts say that many victims of disasters experience post-traumatic stress...
What to Expect in Health Insurance During Trump 2.0
During his first term as president, Donald J. Trump succeeded in expanding short-term health insurance plans and tried but failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). His administration also attempted to make it easier to form an association for the purposes of...
New Class-Action Lawsuits Target Group Health Plan Tobacco Surcharges
A new wave of class-action lawsuits is targeting employers that apply health insurance premium surcharges to employees who use tobacco, accusing them of discrimination and violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), according to two new blogs by...
Study: More Than Half of Workers Regret Open Enrollment Decisions
More than half of employees regret the coverage decisions they make during open enrollment, according to a new study. Part of the problem may be that the average employee spends only 30 to 60 minutes selecting their benefits during open enrollment, which typically...
Open Enrollment Prep: Identify Workers’ Needs, Consider Costs to Plan Benefits
It's almost time for year-end small group open enrollment and you need to drive engagement so that your employees can make informed decisions about their health insurance options. We want to help you help your employees understand all of their options so that they can...
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Total Control Health Plans
(616) 344-6606
148 S River Ave Ste 300, Holland, MI 49423