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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Selecting the Appropriate Level of Care Can Help Control Healthcare Costs

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Sometimes employees make poor decisions when it comes to selecting the appropriate level of care for their medical needs. The result can be higher than average claims which in turn,...

2017 is the Year of Wellness [Infographic]

It’s estimated that over $2.2 trillion dollars each year is spent on chronic diseases, stress, work-related injuries and worker disengagement.1 School, city and county employers are combating these...

Your Guide to 2017 IRS Contribution Limits [Infographic]

National Insurance Services has created this handy reference for school, city and county administrators as a quick resource to the IRS contribution limits for your FSA, HRA, HSA, Retirement plans and...

Stop Loss Carriers and Changing Deductibles on Self-Funded Plans

4 Innovations that are Improving Self-Funded Health Plans

Article 4 of 4: Shopping Stop Loss Carriers and Changing Deductibles

Self-Funding Series: Managing School District Consumerism & Wellness

Article 3 of 4: Managing School District Consumerism and Wellness

Self-Funding Series: Hiring a Cost Containment Firm

4 Innovations that are Improving Self-Funded Health Plans

Article 2 of 4: Hire a Cost Containment Firm

Self-Funding Series: Ask your TPA about Narrow Networks

4 Innovations that are Improving Self-Funded Health Plans

Article 1 of 4: Narrow Networks Self-funding is rapidly moving into schools, cities and counties of all sizes as a major cost-control...

5 Tools to Make Your Wellness Plan Bloom

Let’s say your wellness plan is a sunflower. What does your flower look like? Is it a tiny sprout in the ground pushing through the dirt? Is it tall and waving in the breeze? Or is it in-between –...

How to encourage school, city and county employees in medical consumerism

When you decide to purchase a new car, most people don’t go to the dealership, randomly point to a car in the lot and say 'I’ll take that one'. Usually, there is a bit of research involved with...

Can small schools, cities or counties benefit from self-funding?

More and more small schools, cities and counties (under 100/200 employees) are moving to self-funded medical plans in search of more control and lower costs. In the past, self-funding was only...