by BBGAdmin | Oct 21, 2019 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, National News, Uncategorized
An ‘Annual poll of employers by Kaiser Family Foundation finds premiums rose 5% for family plans; ‘It’s the cost of buying an economy car.’ Let us show you how we help our employees operate at substantially below this scary number through SharedFunding. Click...
by Tom Barrett | Sep 23, 2019 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, National News, News and Events, Uncategorized
Groupons have been in the medical news lately (for example “Groupons For Medical Treatment? Welcome To Today’s U.S. Health Care” and “Groupons for medical care are helping patients save money”) with stories of deeply discounted rates for some...
by Deanna Broaddus | Jun 17, 2019 | SharedFunding
The value of SharedFunding is that it creates a gap between what you were paying for traditional insurance and what you pay with SharedFunding. Unfortunately it’s typical for insurance costs to increase annually. However, we’ve found that by creating a gap with...
by Tom Barrett | May 24, 2019 | Healthcare Costs, Insurance, Providers, SharedFunding, Uncategorized
A study of spending on 12.5 million diagnostics tests by UnitedHealthcare once again revealed substantial variation in the prices patients pay for common diagnostic tests. The seven groups of common diagnostic tests included echocardiograms, mammograms and...
by Tom Barrett | Apr 17, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Insurance, Uncategorized
Don’t get me wrong, I completely support the notion of promoting positive health behaviors and healthier lifestyles. Encouraging such things as regular exercise, good and balanced nutrition, the proper amounts of sleep, and all the things associated with taking better...
