October 31, 2022
Employer health insurance costs are rising, and employees at small companies bear a greater burden than their counterparts at large employers, according to the 2022 KFF Employer Health Benefits survey. On average, employees at small companies pay $2,000 more for family coverage and face deductibles that are $1,000 higher. This report highlights the disparities in …
September 27, 2022
As most of you are aware, there is a large labor shortage in our market due to the pandemic and many other situations. When you look at the different industries; transportation, manufacturing, education, health care, and social assistance have been impacted the most and have the largest amount of job openings. On average these industries …
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 10, 2022
Serena Williams’ “Evolution” from Tennis Serena Williams is a GOAT and she announced this week she’s ‘evolving’ from tennis i.e. retiring. She launched Serena Ventures a while back and has now been syndicating a fund to fund projects led by women and POC. What got her started in this space? She heard at a conference …
July 12, 2022
I mean, who hasn’t done this? On the other hand, I’ve never seen my friendships melt away like when I have to explain to my friends how their deductible and coinsurance work. Majority of employers to enhance benefits to improve attraction and retention: Mercer released their 2023 Survey on Health and Benefits Strategies and it …
July 5, 2022
Employers today are purchasing digital health benefits for employees across a number of areas of health, and you may be looking to create or add to your digital health offering at your company. But it’s hard to narrow your focus today because there are so many choices across so many areas of health. Let’s look …
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 19, 2022
We’re frequently thinking about how we can put together more affordable and accessible healthcare for employers since what we can offer off-the-shelf can be very inadequate. One area of opportunity in my opinion is born out of how employers and brokers look at telehealth with a narrow perspective. Telemedicine has lingered on the sideline for …
February 2, 2022
Consumerism and technology are continuously ramming into each other and disrupting every industry. Healthcare is no different. Benefits plans in 2022 and beyond must include a virtual health solution front and center as one of employees’ first entry points to healthcare. Virtual care usage shot up significantly since March 2020, as virtual care visits increased …
