Employers Control Health Care Costs Through Communication

Date: 
Jul 19, 2011

John Flaherty, Principal
WinterWyman Newsletter, July 2011

As they do every year, employers are now budgeting and planning for 2012 healthcare expenses and naturally want to know what they can expect. Employers want to know what the best ways are to reduce their healthcare spend, particularly considering the challenges most companies, their employees and their families have experienced during the past few years, and make changes that will help them mitigate future costs without creating the perception that benefits are being taken away. What are some best practices for accomplishing this extremely difficult task? Read on to discover how two different organizations met these challenges in 2011.