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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 2 – Blockchain)

Tom Spencer

Insurance industry observers, for their part, believe that the innovative distributed ledger could introduce a variety of improvements and efficiencies to the insurance landscape, and have the following four applications: Fraud detection. Peer-to-peer insurance. Peer-to-Peer Insurance. Identity management.

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Simplifying Plan Elections Can Save Both Employers and Employees Money

Emerson Consulting Group

Many employers provide their employees with multiple health insurance plan options. Because employees frequently do not choose plans that they prefer or that save them money, both employers and employees spend much more than they need on health insurance and employees are less satisfied with their benefits than they otherwise could be.

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Pros and Cons of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Why a “Virtual PEO” May be the Better Option

Emerson Consulting Group

For example, the CEO of McBassie & Company reported in 2018 that 750,000 US companies with 3.7 A larger employer might feel that the PEO would be more efficient than hiring a sufficiently experienced HR manager. As a result, PEOs are widely used. Health Care – the Driving Economic Argument.

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What the Big Mergers of 2017 Tell Us About 2018

Harvard Business

Then the insurance companies attempted to consolidate, and were blocked by the antitrust authorities. The efficiencies of online business have continued to fell the old giants of retailing. Hospitals , too, are merging horizontally when they can, as did pharmacy retailers.

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What the Trump Administration Needs to Do About Health Care

Harvard Business

Turning a blind eye to the potential for such a reaction could undermine efforts to build an efficient, high-quality health care sector. In our article, we describe these catalysts and their implications for health care’s major stakeholders, including providers, private insurers, employers, and patients.

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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid

Harvard Business

While technology and globalization have spurred competition, efficiency, and dynamism, the gains have not been shared by all. The Economy in 2018. A wage insurance program for all displaced workers will help encourage people to remain attached to the labor force. In the U.S.,

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AI Will Change Health Care Jobs for the Better

Harvard Business

And 72% are fine with their health insurers having that information. (On But in many cases, convenience and efficiency trump personalized care. The data predict that, from 2018 to 2022, employment in health care will increase by 15% while revenues will surge by 49%. Insight Center. Health Care’s New Frontier.