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Medical stop-loss rate increases ease
Apr-08-2010
Senior Vice President of Sales for Meritain Health, David Parker, was interviewed by Business Insurance More...
Meritain Ranked High Among Peers
Mar-29-2010
Meritain Health, an independent provider of services for self-funded health and wellness plans, was recognized among the nation’s largest providers of consumer-driven health plans. More...
Good Question: Where Does Unused Flex Spending Go?
Jan-05-2010
Good Question: Where Does Unused Flex Spending Go? More...
The Power of Prevention
Jan-05-2010
It’s easy to go through life thinking everything with your body is ok, especially if pain and discomfort rarely rear their ugly heads. More...
Meritain Health Client Named Solutions Superstar
Oct-05-2009
Meritain Health client, Nature's Sunshine was recently named a Solutions Superstar by CDHC Solutions magazine. More...
Doing More with Less: Managing Employee Health Benefits in a Challenging Economy
Apr-02-2009
Dave Parker, SVP, Sales with Meritain Health comments on what steps you can take now to create a long-term focus and save money. Reported by Agent's Sales Journal. More...
Minority Report
Apr-01-2009
Meritain Health's CMO, Dr. Larry Luter, discusses making disease management effective for African-American workers, reported by Employee Benefit News. More...
The Power of Prevention
Mar-30-2009
Dr. Larry Luter, CMO with Meritain Health, discusses how the power of prevention and active participation in disease management saves money. More...
Insurance Cost Too Much? Industry Offers Solutions to Cash-Conscious Clients
Sep-02-2008
Does your insurance cost too much? With Meritain Health, Agent's Sales Journal explores solutions for cash-conscious clients. More...
Meritain Health Client Named CDHP SuperStar
Aug-26-2008
Rochelle Jurgens, Assistant Controller with Central Nebraska Public Power was recently named a CDHP SuperStar by CDH Solutions magazine. More...
Success Story: SMB Turns to Consumer-Driven Plan for Health Cost Management
Aug-22-2008
SMB Human Resources highlights the successes of one of Meritain Health's clients: Central Nebraska Public Power. More...
Firms Urged to Push Wellness: Group Says Companies, Community Profit
Aug-18-2008
The Messenger-Inquirer recently featured Meritain Health CMO Dr. Larry Luter in an article discussing the trend and push to offer wellness programs for employees. More...
Undiagnosed Conditions Costly
Aug-05-2008
Benefits Selling profiles the trends uncoverd by Meritain Health's release of it's 2008 bioemetric screening assesments. More...
Economy Prompts Shifts in Benefits Market
Aug-05-2008
Find out the results of Agent Media and MI2’s 2008 Benefits Market Study and hear what Meritain Health's Dave Parker has to say about staying competitive. More...
Wellness Program Checkup
May-06-2008
Since wellness programs were introduced to the workplace more than 30 years ago, colleges and universities have offered employees a variety of free health perks and programs. Learn more about the ROI for these programs is determined. More...
Health Care and Nest Eggs
Apr-07-2008
In a survey of Best’s Review subscribers, Consumer-Driven Health Plans was a hot topic. Learn more about the survey and what Meritain Health had to say about consumerism and the common misconceptions that exist. More...
Top Consumer Driven Plan Providers
Apr-07-2008
Workforce Management ranks Meritain Health as one of the top Consumer-Driven Health Plan Providers for Employer-Sponsored Plans. More...
Employees Rally to Support Local Relief Effort After Bridge Collapse
Mar-26-2008
Published by Best Practices in Compensation and Benefits, the article,"Employees Rally to Support Local Relief Effort After Bridge Collapse," on page 3, features a case study on the Meritain Health's response to the tragic event in Minneapolis, MN. More...
Rate Hikes for Specific Stop-Loss Range from Zero to 40%
Mar-24-2008
Meritain Health's Richard Bukovinsky is joined by two clients in discussing cost control with Business Insurance magazine. More...
Meritain's Maine Contract Boosts N.E. Toehold
Jan-31-2008
Buffalo-based Meritain Health, the nation’s largest independent provider of services for self-funded health plans, has expanded its presence in Maine by snagging a contract away from Aetna. More...
Great-West Healthcare Added to Meritain's Provider Network
Jan-24-2008
Meritain Health said Wednesday it signed an agreement with Denver based Great-West Healthcare to give Meritain clients access to Great-West’s national provider network. The network includes more than 4,275 hospitals and 578,000 doctors. More...
Stay Healthy in 2008!
Jan-23-2008
Listen to hear Dr. Larry Luter's recent interview on NPR's Stay Healthy in 2008 semgment. Original airing: January 23, 2008, Discover Wisconsin. More...
How Employers Wage War on Workplace Obesity
Jan-11-2008
"Any company moving into this area has to consider what employees think is unreasonable or an invasion of privacy," says Janice Bellace, a professor of legal studies and business ethics at Wharton. More...
Vulnerable to Depression
Nov-28-2007
Researchers also have found a great awareness of the problem of stress in the workplace, but see little help being offered by employers. More...
County Picks New Insurer: Savings the Reason
Nov-16-2007
Waldo County's commissioners Tuesday selected a health insurance provider for employees that could save taxpayers $100,000 or so next year. More...
Now, the Stick
Nov-13-2007
Employers frustrated with mounting health-care costs for their workers have tried dangling a carrot to discourage bad habits. Now some employers are beginning to brandish a stick. - The Washington Post More...
Lower Worker Stress, Raise Retention?
Oct-31-2007
New rounds of studies are advising that stress and mental health can affect productivity in the workplace and sharply impact retention. More...
Employers Losing War on Stress
Oct-30-2007
A new survey says most companies do not adequately address the mental health needs of their employees. More...
Invest in Your Health
Oct-17-2007
There's no doubt that physical and fiscal health have strong ties. Learn what you can do now, and throughout the coming years, to take charge of your future. More...
Companies Fail to Measure ROI of Wellness Initiatives
Oct-02-2007
More than three in five companies did not attempt to determine whether their wellness-incentive plans saved the company money. Those that did measure their return on investment, three quarters said they broke even or came out ahead. More...
New Wave Retirement Planning
Oct-01-2007
Rising health care costs and longer lifespans probably will mean more people will have to embrace health care consumerism while in retirement, giving employers a different avenue in promoting health savings accounts. More...
Employers Get Tough on Health
Sep-24-2007
Get ready to say goodbye to the days of high-fat meals, junk food snacks and that after-work cigarette you always enjoy smoking -- at least if you intend to have a job and health insurance. More...
Where There's Smoke - You're Fired
Sep-14-2007
By implementing one of the most aggressive approaches to eradicating a significant public health concern, Howard Weyers has set the bar for addressing tobacco use within American business. More...
Meritain Health Employees Donate Paid Time Off to Twin Cities Red Cross
Aug-13-2007
Tragedies and disasters often bring out the best in people. The employees of Meritain Health are proof of that. More...
Fine-Tuning Consumer-Driven Plans
Aug-13-2007
With a few years of experience under their belts, employers and health plans are adjusting their consumer-driven health plan offerings in an attempt to make them more attractive to plan sponsors and employees. More...
Card Please
Jul-25-2007
With the rise of consumer-directed health plans and flexible spending accounts, there's no doubt that medical debit cards represent the future of speedy payment for healthcare needs. More...
Get Up and Run With Wellness: Why TPAs Should Consider Offering a Wellness Program to Their Clients
Jun-26-2007
More employers than ever before are looking for help in designing and administering health promotion programs for their employees. 27% of employers will be using health promotion programs as their primary cost-cutting strategy over the next two years. More...
MCOs Focus More Resources on Stop Loss
Jun-18-2007
As the number of customers using self-funding grows, health insurers and TPAs increasingly are underwriting or selling private stop-loss coverage to employers. More...
Workplace Wellness
May-01-2007
The San Antonio News Express reports on how employers across the country find the benefits of wellness programs and what works to motivate their employees. More...
New Meritain Focuses on Expenses
Apr-30-2007
Meritain Health, a provider of services for employers with self-funded health insurance, has developed a new data-driven department to evaluate medical spending to help clients manage costs. More...
The Pros and Cons of Self-Funding Your Health Care Plan
Apr-17-2007
Think self-funding your organization's health care plan would reduce costs and improve service? You're not alone. More than half of U.S. employers already have made the switch. More...
Top CDHP Providers for Employer-Sponsored Plans
Apr-09-2007
Ranked by number of covered lives in employer-sponsored consumer-directed health plans. More...
TPAs Promote Consumerism
Feb-12-2007
The ability to incorporate consumerist elements into their products and services is a major priority [for those] operating in the health care benefits arena. More...
Flexing Their Muscles
Feb-02-2007
TPAs serve up flexibility for midsize employers. Middle market clients should insist on a TPA that will design programs that over time will promote healthier lifestyles and better health care decision making. More...