US Healthcare: Health Affordability, Accessibility & Quality

Instituting a diabetes reversal program could potentially reduce a company’s health care spend on this costly and potentially devastating health condition.

INNOVATION 14 January 2018

A Perk for the Whole Family: A Sleeping Baby

CIGNA SURVEY 31 January 2018

So Doggone Lonesome? Employers Can Help

BLOG 20 January 2018

How Do You Define Quality in Healthcare?

What’s an NBA fan to do in the middle of the off-season? Identify a benefits related storyline, of course!

BEHAVIOR HEALTH 14 January 2018

NBA Stars Need Mental Health Care, Too

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CATALYST FOR PAYMENT REFORM 10 January 2018

Employers, What Are You Doing to Improve Mental Healthcare?

Behavioral healthcare is a significant catalyst for payment reform leading to an improved, integrated healthcare ecosystem.

BLOG 03 January 2018

As More Employers Self-Insure, More Self-Insured Employers Buy Stop-Loss

NATIONAL SURVEY 10 January 2018

The Surprisingly Strong Connection Between Well-being and Turnover

FINANCIAL SECURITY 15 January 2018

What Delayed Retirement Means for Your Health and Well-being Programs

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 15 January 2018

Mom and Dad Need Student Debt Relief, Too

FINANCIAL HEALTH 14 January 2018

Immediate Financial Health Opportunity as Employee Tax Savings Kick In

BENEFIT STRATEGY 24 January 2018

Thinking like a CEO… About Benefits

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Health Quality

WHITEPAPER 28 January 2018

Taking the Pulse of Employee Issues in Healthcare M&A

Learn what employers can do to shine a light on safety in their drive to higher quality healthcare.

HEALTHCARE QUALITY 06 January 2018

Yes, Good Grades Matter. What Did Your Hospital Get?

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 12 January 2018

Addressing the Workforce Blind Spot in Health System M&A Transactions

BLOG 20 January 2018

The Most Important Thing To Do About Workforce Opioid Addiction: Something

OPIOID EPIDEMIC 20 January 2018

Opioids: Is your Dental Plan Doing Enough?

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VITALS FOR CHANGE 09 January 2018

Are Employers Ready to Shake Up Health Care?

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS 26 January 2018

Not All Sleep Solutions Are Made the Same

CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE 12 January 2018

Contraceptive Coverage: Good for Women, Good for Business

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WORKPLACE WELLNESS 12 January 2018

Taking the Pulse of Employee Wellness Programs

Workplace wellness programs are good for business; here are some things to keep in mind if you program needs a refresh.

HEALTHCARE QUALITY 28 January 2018

Where's the Real ACO?

SURVEY DATA 17 January 2018

Three Steps to Building a Better Health Plan Network

NATIONAL CANCER POLICY FORUM 04 January 2018

Support for Employees Coping with Cancer Can Go a Long Way

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NEWS

CERTIFICATIONS December 06, 2018

Dave Zieg Earned Certification for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine

Dr. Dave Zieg for recently passed his lifestyle medicine boards. This certification distinguishes a physician as having achieved competency in lifestyle medicine

PLAN DESIGN June 05, 2018

Michael Garrett Joins First Cohort of Board Certified Patient Advocates

Award

Marsh & McLennan Companies win insurance captive award

In the News

Apple Wants to Take Worksite Clinics to a Whole New Level

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS December 20, 2018

Cigna and Express Scripts Secures Final Approval. What’s Next?

IN THE NEWS September 20, 2018

Solution Spotlight

365-DAY-A-YEAR STRATEGY

Mercer Marketplace 365+ is Now Available to Over 1.5 Million People

SOLUTION

Mercer National Survey of Employer‑Sponsored Health Plans

SOLUTION

Mercer Worksite Medical Clinics Survey

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Featured

Last Call for 2019 Predictions! Mercer Thought Leaders Weigh In

Groups Offer Principles for Addressing ‘Surprise’ Medical Bills

The Needle Starts to Move on Reproductive Health Benefits

American Benefits Council: Unveiling 'American Benefits Legacy'

Shifting Gears: Steering Health Strategies from ROI to VOI

If You Don’t Cover MAT for Opioid Use Disorder, Here’s Why You Should

Sneak Preview of our New National Survey: 2019 Health Benefit Cost Growth

Health Affordability

When Employees Aren’t Buying What You’re Selling

Why Do I Keep Getting Billed for Preventive Health Services?

Referenced-Based Pricing –The Legal Considerations are Significant

New Reference-Based Pricing Programs: Buyer Beware

Employee Healthcare Cost-shifting is So Last Year

Your CFO May Have a Few Questions about High-Cost Claims

Two Approaches to Reducing Fraud, Waste and Abuse

Shared Savings Programs Require Closer Inspection

Worried About Healthcare Affordability for Your Low-Wage Workers?

High-Cost Claims Trend Upward – Are You Covered?

Cancer Costs Can Hurt Chance of Survival

Where Does Your Premium Dollar Go?

Budget Hawks, Actuaries Cite Need to Control Health Care Costs

Are Cancer Therapies Putting You at Risk for Unsustainable Spending?

Disruption is Not a Four-Letter Word

Healthcare Funding Continues to Increase in Q1 2018

High-Cost Claims: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet

High Cost Claims By the Numbers

Health Costs Cause Financial Pain: Some Ideas to Help

Study on US Healthcare: It’s the Prices

Mitigating High-Cost Claims by Focusing on High-Value Services

Healthcare Waste – And How Employers Can Fight Back

Wellbeing

AI, Tunneling, and Mt. Kilimanjaro: A Report from the HERO Forum

Why Your CEO Should Really Run in the Company 5K

The Big Question at the HERO Forum: Do Wellness Programs Work?

Six Reasons Employers Are Adding Worksite Clinics Now: Mercer Survey

Why Benefits People Should Care About Housing

Meeting low-wage workers where they live -- literally

Scientific Research: Proof that Working Less Improves Productivity

Health Plan Strategies for Low-Earners

Can the US Really be Going Backwards in Gender Parity?

Why Consider Point Solutions? (And What are They, Anyhow?)

Diabetes Reversal - Is it Possible?

A Perk for the Whole Family: A Sleeping Baby

So Doggone Lonesome? Employers Can Help

How Do You Define Quality in Healthcare?

NBA Stars Need Mental Health Care, Too

Employers, What Are You Doing to Improve Mental Healthcare?

As More Employers Self-Insure, More Self-Insured Employers Buy Stop-Loss

The Surprisingly Strong Connection Between Well-being and Turnover

What Delayed Retirement Means for Your Health and Well-being Programs

Mom and Dad Need Student Debt Relief, Too

Immediate Financial Health Opportunity as Employee Tax Savings Kick In

Thinking like a CEO… About Benefits

Health Quality

Taking the Pulse of Employee Issues in Healthcare M&A

Yes, Good Grades Matter. What Did Your Hospital Get?

Addressing the Workforce Blind Spot in Health System M&A Transactions

The Most Important Thing To Do About Workforce Opioid Addiction: Something

Opioids: Is your Dental Plan Doing Enough?

Are Employers Ready to Shake Up Health Care?

Not All Sleep Solutions Are Made the Same

Contraceptive Coverage: Good for Women, Good for Business

Taking the Pulse of Employee Wellness Programs

Q&A with Leah Binder, The Leapfrog Group

Without Transparency, There is no Accountability

Healthy, Wealthy and Data-Wise

One Path to Better Healthcare: Mercer Gets Employers and Hospitals Talking

The Birth Rate is Rising Among Older Women. Got IVF Coverage?

Follow Along: A Leapfrog Fellow’s Journey

Where's the Real ACO?

Three Steps to Building a Better Health Plan Network

Support for Employees Coping with Cancer Can Go a Long Way

Insights in Your Inbox

NEWS

Dave Zieg Earned Certification for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine

Mercer briefs congressional staff on employer health plans

The Future of Hospitals: Are Hospitals Obsolete?

Efforts Continue Around Reshaping US Healthcare

Michael Garrett Joins First Cohort of Board Certified Patient Advocates