Rising health insurance costs and pandemic fatigue have coupled together to create unique challenges for higher education institutions—particularly in relation to employee benefits. Benefit teams are tasked with building robust benefit packages that protect employees’...
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Health Insurance 101: Key terms
If you have trouble understanding your health insurance, you’re not alone. We’ve untangled the key terms you're likely to come across when dealing with all things health insurance. Premium Your health plan provides coverage to help you pay for medical care and...
A Deep Dive into MyHealthMath Client Analytics
Ask an MHM Expert: Ian Liphart, Data Analyst MyHealthMath (MHM) has unique reporting capabilities for employers, which reveal specific opportunities for them to enhance their benefit packages. We dive into how MyHealthMath’s reporting can help benefit...
Insurtech Firms MyHealthMath and Sherpa to Partner in the U.S.
MyHealthMath's health plan decision-support platform to be bolstered by Sherpa's holistic Protection Score, offering consumers a whole new level of comprehensive benefits guidance This post was originally published on Newswire. PORTLAND, Maine, June 15, 2022...
Eight Tips When Talking With Employees About Their Personal Medical Needs
Ask an MHM Expert: Implementation Specialist Becca Lovett, licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologist Health benefit professionals often engage in sensitive conversations with employees about their personal medical needs and concerns. These conversations...
Switching to Self-Funded Insurance? Here’s How Decision Support Can Help
Between 2000 and 2020, the percent of employees covered by self-funded plans increased from 49 to 64 percent. This reflects an enormous shift in employers moving to self-funded plans—where the employer takes on the cost of some or most benefit claims. Employers are...
Five Health and Wellness Tips to Incorporate in Your Daily Routine
In today’s busy and often stressful world, it can be difficult to maintain healthy habits and practice overall wellness. Along with supporting general mental and physical health, wellness techniques help reduce the likelihood of developing serious health issues like...
Tips For Using FSAs and HSAs
Both a health savings account (HSA) and a flexible spending account (FSA) allow you to pay for medical care with pre-tax dollars, which reduces the cost of care. With health care accounting for 8.1 percent of Americans' average monthly expenses, these tax shelters are...
Meet the Pets of MyHealthMath
We’re putting faces to the products and services of MyHealthMath. Check out MyHealthMath’s employees' pets below! Names: Penny & Nickel Reports to: Heather Rogers Sits With: Customer Success & Implementations Joined:...