News & Resources

2023 Open Enrollment Checklist

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE To prepare for open enrollment, group health plan sponsors should be aware of the legal changes affecting the design and administration of […]

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July 13, 2022

Leveling Health Plan Costs Through Value-based Reimbursement Strategies

Originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS magazine With competition for employee hiring and retention skyrocketing, offering employees good health plan options can be a key differentiator for a small business. Yet […]

June 3, 2022

Health Benefits are Key to Addressing the Great Resignation

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE As millions of U.S. employees voluntarily resign and employers desperately scramble to find workers, a new survey suggests employee health strategy […]

May 19, 2022

Michigan slips in hospital-payment ranking as health systems also face rising costs

By MARK SANCHEZ, featured in MiBiz Michigan slipped six spots in RAND Corp.’s latest analysis of what hospitals in the U.S. charge private health insurers compared to what they receive from Medicare. […]

April 14, 2022

Virtual Healthcare is on the Rise

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual care has become a standard healthcare option among today’s companies. In […]

February 28, 2022

MI’s First Pharmaceutical ‘Middlemen’ Mandates Signed

After countless meetings and assessments on the state’s ascending drug costs, the Governor signed legislation Wednesday reining in on how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) absorb revenue from patients needing their […]

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February 22, 2022

Pharmacists Can Share Lower, Generic Drug Costs Under Senate-Passed Bill

Pharmacies would be prohibited from participating in contracts that bar them from disclosing prescription drug costs and the price tags of similar products, under legislation that unanimously passed the Senate. […]

February 4, 2022

How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19)

Courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, we’re committed to caring for Michigan and everyone who calls it […]

September 3, 2021

Should You Charge the Unvaccinated a Surcharge for Their Healthcare?

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Recently Delta Airlines announced that it will charge employees on the company health plan a $200 per month additional charge if […]