Senate Health Care Bill Revealed
On Thursday, the Senate revealed the 142-page Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) -– their answer to the House’s American Health Care Act. It provides the answers stakeholders have been waiting
Ancillary Product Opportunities and Challenges
Health insurers anticipate integration challenges for ancillary products according to 2016 Health Check Survey. Health insurers agree: Consumers want more choices for health and ancillary products. Respondents to
COBRA Series Part Two: How the Affordable Care Act Impacted COBRA
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) didn’t change COBRA laws, rules or pricing, it did change demand by opening up alternate, oftentimes much less expensive, options for Americans. Consumers can
4 Ways to Attract and Retain Millennials with a Private Exchange
Millennials share distinct characteristics that make them a particularly difficult group for health insurers. They tend to be digital natives who are unfamiliar with health insurance terminology and who like
Is Your Product Shelf Bare? Consumers Want More than Just Health Insurance
As health insurers begin to leverage e-commerce principles, tremendous opportunities exist to build out attractive and varied product shelfs. One of the greatest advantages of an e-commerce business model is
7 Things to Know About COBRA: Employer Edition
Those who are willing to pay the high cost of COBRA often do so because they’re sick and need the coverage. On one hand, that’s why it’s great that COBRA
When it Comes to our Health Insurance, Old Habits Die Hard
Retailers have been doing it well for years. When you watch and rate movies and TV shows on Netflix, you are presented with a list of other things you’ll probably
Brokers Continue to be Key Sales Channel for Insurers
While many have predicted a diminishing role for brokers, in reality, the opposite appears to be coming true. The Healthcare Trends Institute reports that Aflac’s recent survey indicates broker confidence
McKinsey Data Debunks Common Myths about Healthcare Consumers and Private Exchanges
At GetInsured we always talk about the healthcare consumer. We channel this consumer when we build and test our products. We listen to this consumer when they have used our
Spoonful of Sugar to Make the Medicine Go Down: HDHPs and Private Exchanges
In our recent webinar, “Winning Combination for Insurer Growth: HDHPs + Private Exchanges” Stephen D. Neeleman, MD, Founder and Vice-Chair, HealthEquity, and Jonathan Rickert, CEO, Array Health, gave a comprehensive overview