October 4, 2022
Primary care is a hot topic today in employee benefits and the broader healthcare space. Let’s start by defining Primary Care as when an employee has a relationship with a team of medical providers to access urgent care, chronic care, preventative care, and more. The reason primary care is in the news today is that …
September 6, 2022
Whether you’re a private equity professional, acquisition entrepreneur, or any other professional investor, you understand the need to measure every dollar in a business and make sound, strategic, data-driven investment and operational decisions. And if you’re looking to grow and scale a business, one of your primary concerns is human capital. How are you getting …
August 24, 2022
So, you’re thinking about self-funding your health plan, or maybe you have a self-funded plan but you’re not quite exactly sure how it works. Good news for you! Welcome to the LBL Group’s Self-Funded Health Insurance for Dummies, a FAQ for self-funding your health plan. We’ve collected the information below as a quick reference guide …
August 2, 2022
RIP Bill Russell It’s unfathomable to think this guy won 11 NBA titles and seemed as good a person off the court as he was a player on it. But this note about the racism he experienced while he was playing (and winning) in Boston is sobering to read. This stuff never went away, it’s …
June 21, 2022
Please tell others that take these. We expect to add more than 1k more meds over the next 12 months, if not sooner. https://t.co/eP6JNL0QIt — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) June 18, 2022 If you’re taking prescription drugs, please check out MCCPDC Because “The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company” is way too long to say …
June 14, 2022
I didn’t know Drake has health insurance bars like this in him… “your EOB ain’t a bill like how I wasn’t the man you needed me to be” pic.twitter.com/nshpFAiguu — John Hansbrough (@john_hansbro) June 13, 2022 I want to start this week’s newsletter with some items of note on gender, specifically communication, the pay gap, …
June 6, 2022
What role do you play in bringing along others and helping them perform at a higher level? In particular, how are you overlooking who you could be impacting? We usually underestimate our reach. But small actions can have big results, and I think a lot of the news and findings below point to how much of …
April 26, 2022
Small and mid-sized businesses are facing multiple challenges today. Inflation, cybersecurity, and supply-chain issues are affecting nearly every business. And the tight labor market is forcing every company to rethink how they are attracting and retaining one of their most important assets, their employees. Employees drive sales, clean up operations, keep customers happy, and make …
April 12, 2022
Last week, we shared some highlights from Elizabeth Mitchell’s presentation at the 2022 MemorialCare Presidents’ Partnership, and this week, we’d like to turn the spotlight to a presentation and comments by Ashok Subramanian, the CEO of Centivo, a leading TPA in offering affordable, high-quality healthcare to employers. Click here for a Twitter thread on my …
April 5, 2022
We had the opportunity to attend (and participate in the case of our partner Peter Freska!) MemorialCare’s Presidents’ Partnership 2022 where there were many great discussions around how to improve the healthcare experience for employers. We heard perspectives from a large local health system in MemorialCare, as well as perspectives from consultants, purchasing groups, and …
