Your Benefits Consultant Is On the Front Lines of Data Analytics—Here's How

Consultants are on the front lines of benefits data analytics. They’re the folks who dig through thousands of rows in a spreadsheet to find solutions. Here are three ways that benefits consultants are using data and driving decision-making for self-insured employers.

Here Are Five Benefit Programs That Attract Talent

As a benefits consultant, you want your client to offer successful benefits programs, but it can be difficult keeping up with the shifting trends in our industry. Let’s dive into some of benefit programs that are working for innovative employers and advisors.

What Are Your Medical Trend Drivers?

Do you ever feel like you spend too much time on the small, urgent tasks that come across your desk? Wouldn’t you rather focus on an important, impactful project? Today, we’re going to take a dive into one small area of data analytics that has a bigger impact: medical trend drivers.

What’s in Your Employee Health Stack?

What’s in the benefit team’s employee health stack? We talked to benefit leaders about their health stacks and found some answers that shed light on trends and best practices.

Here's How Employers Are Tracking and Measuring Telemedicine Programs

With the rising popularity of telemedicine programs, benefits teams are also tasked with making sure they’re getting the most from their investment. Here are a few ways our customers are using the Artemis Platform to track the success of their telemedicine benefits.

Artemis Health Raises $25 Million Series C Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

Artemis Health, a benefits data analytics company, today announced a Series C funding round to further expand and scale its platform and services. The $25 million round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Maverick Ventures, F-Prime, Hearst Health Ventures, Kickstart Seed Fund, and Rose Park Advisors.

Employers Are Using Account-Based Health Plans To Control Healthcare Costs

With healthcare costs rising and self-insured employers exploring cost-containment strategies, those in the benefits industry are trying many tactics to keep spending under control. One common practice that’s gained momentum? Account-based health plans (ABHPs).

Four Keys to Getting ROI From Your Benefits Tech Spend

A wise person once said, “The most expensive software you’ll ever buy is the software nobody uses.” There are some key steps to choosing a benefits tech partner that can help you avoid mistakes and get the functionality, flexibility, and answers you are looking for.

Getting the Most from Standard Stories

We’ve been getting great feedback from our partners and customers since we launched the Standard Stories App a few months back. While many of these types of “standard reports” are static, we built ours with a bit of customization for further exploration.

Are You Spending Wisely on Specialty Drugs? This Chart Will Help You Find Out.

Approximately 77% of employers spend 16% or more of their total healthcare budget on pharmacy benefits for their employees. Let's dive into one of the most expensive types of drugs - specialty medications.

How Smart Employers Are Using Data to Help Members Manage Chronic Conditions

Six in ten adults in the U.S. are struggling with a chronic disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And four in ten adults are suffering from more than one chronic condition. These statistics are alarming for benefit leaders who are trying to manage rising healthcare costs. See how they're doing it with data.

How To Track The Success Of Your Telemedicine Benefits

With the rising popularity of telemedicine services, benefits teams are also tasked with making sure they’re getting the most from their investment. Here are a few ways our customers are using data to track the success of their telemedicine benefits.

Three Reasons Innovative Benefit Teams Are Looking Beyond Carrier Reports For Data Insights

Some benefit professionals are working on puzzles with the pieces missing. They tell us, “We have our carrier reports, so we don’t need a data partner.” But if you’re relying on carrier reports, you aren’t getting holistic, actionable insights.

How Do Your Benefits Stack Up?

Galileo suggested that we “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” Easier said than done. Because every business and population face unique challenges, unique situations, and unique needs, it’s a big ask to “make measurable what is not so.”

How to Track and Address Low Back Pain in Your Benefits Data

You’ll find members suffering from low back pain in just about every member population, and it can be a high-cost condition for both employers and employees. Here’s how we’re addressing it with benefits data.