Summary
Group health insurance is usually considered to be the cornerstone of employee benefits programs, but if your agency's employee benefits division has been ignoring individual health insurance sales -- or has been considering solo policies only as an accommodation for ineligible dependents -- think again in 2008. PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute, operated by one of the nation's largest employee benefits consulting companies, made these predictions as part of its Annual Review of Top Health Industry Issues. Employers and insurers will likely be caught up in the drive for accountability as they respond to state and national health insurance reform movements, the Institute notes. Among the most important changes for agents and brokers could be a dramatic expansion of the individual health insurance market. In late 2007, AHIP also released its latest study on the individual health insurance market that surveyed members on individual coverage access, premiums and plan design.
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Assessing the Health Care Benefits Market
Group health insurance is usually considered to be the cornerstone of employee benefits programs, but if your agency's employee benefits division has been ignoring individual health insurance sales-or has been considering solo policies only as an accommodation for ineligible dependents-think again in 2008.
In addition, start paying attention to health funding for retirees who are...See the full content of this document
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