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SIIA Spring Forum

March 25-27

San Antonio, TX

Pay Attention! How to Get People to Care About Healthcare at Work

By Matthew McCormick, Partnership Executive, MMS Analytics, Inc. According to MetLife’s most recent Employee Benefit Trends Study, “the most important benefits to employees have….

Why the healthcare industry won’t let me shorten my presentations

By Christopher Matrumalo, VP of Marketing, MMS Analytics, Inc. I give a lot of presentations—easily hundreds and perhaps even thousands each year for the….

But What About the Carrier’s Tools?

Do you know how often I hear the above question from brokers who are looking to provide a price transparency tool to their employer….

Seven Cost-Saving Solutions That Reduce Healthcare Costs

According to the 2019 October Department of Labor inflation report, healthcare costs rose 4.3 percent year-over-year, surging to the highest levels in three years…..

Totally Wasted: A Story About Market Failure in Healthcare

Have you ever sat down to go through your personal budget and, as you’re scanning through your purchases, thought to yourself, I could have….

Mr./Ms. Benefits Broker, Don’t forget how important You are. (Let me remind you)

Hey Mr./Ms. Benefits Broker, I know you don’t have much time, given it is the big, bad Q4, after all. I’ve heard the many….

The Bystander Effect and the Employee Benefits Broker

I’m pretty sure everyone has at least heard of the show Seinfeld. Do we remember the finale of the series? The gang ends up….

Your employees are wasting $12.49 a day by not shopping for healthcare

Let’s face it, we’re all frustrated by increasing out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. We spend more on premiums, for less coverage, and hope that an unexpected….

I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!

A friend of mine owns three wellness centers and employs 80 people. Yesterday, she told me that her health insurance broker made his yearly….

Scared of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)? You shouldn’t be. Here’s why.

For no good reason, HDHP has become a dirty four-letter acronym for healthcare consumers. The WebMD article, “Why Your Employees Are Afraid of Your….