DPC Practices Seek to End Disparities in Healthcare
A Slightly Different Approach to Providing Affordable and Accessible Healthcare Concierge medical care in the U.S. used to be an exclusive club for the wealthy. Members would pay their doctor a substantial annual membership fee, an estimated $1,500 to $2,400, for services such as same-day visits, 24/7 cellphone access to their doctor, health advice, and annual […]
The Relationship Between Physical Health and Mental Health [How to Promote Better Physical and Mental Wellbeing]
Science indicates there is a strong relationship between physical and mental health. Deteriorating physical health can affect mental health from a physiological standpoint as well as an emotional perspective. Conversely, declining mental health can have adverse effects on physical health if poor lifestyle decisions are made. Stress and sleep deprivation are a couple of factors […]
Primary Care Counteracts the Negative Impact of Poor Economic Conditions on Health
It’s been well established that primary care is the vital foundation of a strong healthcare system that provides positive health outcomes, effectiveness, efficiency, and health equity. Primary medical care is designed to be the first point of contact for individuals engaging the healthcare system, leading to preventive care and minimizing healthcare spending and waste by […]
Two Accelerating Contributors to Health Inequity [How Medication Insecurity and Healthcare Homelessness Calls for Better Access to Primary Medical Care]
Unfortunately, pay inequities and lack of access to care are not the only factors preventing socioeconomically disadvantaged groups from realizing health equity. Other barriers include the fact that many often delay or avoid care because they can’t afford to pay the deductible required for high deductible health plans. Many also lack the resources to pay […]
Health Plan Design is a Strategic Business Decision
According to a Korn Ferry Institute professional survey, the top reason candidates choose one job over another today is company culture. Twenty-three percent of respondents selected this reason as their top priority. Benefits were not far behind, with 19 percent choosing this as most important. However, the two are closely related. Companies are focused on […]
Increased Demand for Virtual Healthcare Going Forward
As the largest living segment of the population, Millennials will comprise 75 percent of the workforce within the next six years. It’s no secret their appetite for convenience and technology has driven innovation in every sector, including healthcare. Even before 2020, telemedicine and virtual healthcare were considered the wave of the future. The pandemic accelerated that push […]
Chronic Disease Management Provides Big ROI
When employees are too sick to come to work, businesses lose money. Chronic illnesses among employees cost U.S. employers more than half a trillion dollars in lost productivity each year. Even before the pandemic, sick days were up 12 percent in 2019—a collective 978 million sick days used cost companies $151 billion in lost revenue. With 60 percent of […]
Be Prepared for the New Normal Through the Power of Partnerships
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is to be prepared. Businesses of all shapes and sizes have been hit hard by this past year’s events and need flexible benefit brokers with a portfolio of products to adapt to their new normal. By combining insurance options, voluntary benefits, and non-insurance alternatives, brokers can step out […]
Looking into Healthcare’s Crystal Ball – The Present and Future of Direct Primary Care
The sun was already setting on the traditional in-office business world as we knew it, but 2020 became an accelerant that forced a reckoning on all fronts. The conventional ways of doing business, having a workforce in one location, and one-size-fits-all benefit plans quickly fell out of favor. Companies on the cutting edge of technology […]
Affordable Healthcare Alternatives Can Minimize the Fallout from COVID
While lockdowns have helped save lives by mitigating the spread of COVID-19, their implications for the economy and the long-term health of the population are far-reaching. As companies struggled to adjust their business models to survive during the pandemic, many were forced to shut their doors or downsize to stay afloat. Economists predict the record […]