Employers anticipate healthcare benefits costs will rise 5% next year - Fierce Healthcare
This article by Leslie Small for Fierce Healthcare discusses what employers are doing to counter the predicted 5%.
This article from BoardSource, written by Mike Wurtsmith, discusses the importance of nonprofit boards playing a role in employee healthcare purchasing.
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Human Resources departments typically have too much on their plates to explore alternative healthcare plans when it's time to renew, and renew the same plans year-after-year. Boards are missing a significant opportunity to take part in a huge financial decision, and cannot leave HR departments to work in a silo on healthcare decisions.
Healthcare needs to become a purchasing priority for boards, and Wurtsmith suggests the following questions members can ask to make that happen:
There are many options the board can consider when making healthcare purchasing decisions. Download our Best Practices for Employee Healthcare Purchasing to learn more about those options:
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