Best Telehealth Benefits for Employer & Employee

Pre-Deductible Telehealth Coverage Extension Included in 2023 Spending Bill "Employers need the flexibility to design benefit plans that improve employees' well-being and help retain top talent. I am grateful to our members for engaging with lawmakers from across the nation to secure this extension." more Best telehealth coverage for employers

Technology Will Be Critical To Move Healthcare Organizations Forward in 2023 With the right technology, healthcare organizations in the year ahead can become more efficient, make quality care accessible to more people, reduce their recruiting and hiring costs, prevent mistakes, and deliver better outcomes for themselves, their workers and their patients. more Telethink  for employers  discover  #directcare   #transparency   #costreduction   #employeeretentionandrecruitment

  The evolving business of virtual second opinions T here are few things more stressful than getting a serious medical diagnosis, but pandemic-era changes in virtual care are prompting more patients to obtain a second opinion without leaving home . more Telethink discover #directcare #transparency #costreduction

  Employees’ needs are changing and so has telehealth This Could Be the Answer to Offering Health Care Benefits or, Reducing Costs If You Are Insured "What we have gathered from our own research is that two key points are well worth a look at telehealth as a benefit for all employees: convenience and cost. If a telehealth visit, on average, lasts 6 minutes compared with a 120-minute visit to an urgent care, it is obvious that the telehealth visit should be a first option. Many telehealth programs offer zero-dollar copay doctor consults for employees and their family members."  more Telehealth for employers

Health care plans skyrocket for employees "American employer health care costs are expected to rise by 6.5% in 2023. More than half of employers have said they expect to be over budget and are switching their vendors, according to survey data from Willis Towers Watson. The survey also found that about a quarter of employers expect to pass costs on to employees via higher premium costs." more   Telethink Direct Care #reducecosts

 Supporting Employee Caregivers Most organizations don't have the budgets that large companies such as Deloitte and Microsoft have to offer targeted support programs to employees with caregiving responsibilities. However, experts say smaller employers can still support employees who are experiencing challenges related to being caregivers. Examples include the following:  Telehealth benefits for employee caregivers more

Despite ongoing Covid risks, more employees consider cutting back on health-care benefits W ith millions of employees under financial strain due to inflation and an economic slowdown, employer-sponsored benefits are an even greater consideration heading into 2023. Just as many Americans want to scale back, new research on long Covid underscores the importance of having comprehensive medical benefits. Here are key considerations as open enrollment season gets underway. more Telethink Direct    #c ostreduction     # employeebenefits