Join us Wednesday, November 2 for a Thought-provoking Webinar
This fall's Thought Leadership Series brings new perspectives on the employer workplace and the Great Resignation.
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We're thrilled to host industry leader Megan Nail, CCP, SHRM-SCP, CEBS, SPHR-CA, Vice President, Consulting & Total Rewards at NFP, as she discusses the effects of the Great Resignation and how we can address it with Total Rewards. Sign up now for this free webinar.
This virtual Thought Leadership Series takes place on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 10 AM. You won't want to miss what's sure to be a thought-provoking session that also offers actionable insights.
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Our 2022 Walking Challenge is Another Success
Congratulations to Boston College!
Thanks to more than half of our edHEALTH member-owner schools for participating in this year's walking challenge. Together, we walked a total of 3,890,248 steps during the four-week competition.
Boston College stepped it up at the end and won our challenge. In addition to top honors and bragging rights, Boston College also receives an engraved trophy and an ice cream celebration.
Challenges like these can be simple ways to engage employees and add fun to the workplace, all while quietly promoting healthy behaviors. One school's winner agrees, sharing with us: "WOW! Thank you! This challenge was SO much fun! I am continuing with it. I feel healthier. Thank you!"
Let’s hope that with the cooler fall weather, employees are taking advantage of walking a little more than during the summer heatwaves in support of overall good mental and physical health.
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Discover All That's Inside edHEALTH's Member Portal
A key resource for edHEALTH member-owner schools
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When schools become member-owners of edHEALTH, they receive a portal account. This account, or forum, in many ways is the gateway to all things edHEALTH, both at the collective level and for specific school data.
The information contained in the portal can help our member schools better understand how their employee population is doing overall related to healthcare claims and more. Here’s just a sampling of what our member-owner schools can find within the portal walls:
School-specific information:
- Actuarial reports
- High-cost claim reports
- PCORI documents
- Rx rebate information
- Quarterly utilization reports for clinical intervention program
edHEALTH-wide resources:
- edHEALTH policies and guidelines
- Plan design information
- Meeting minutes
- School-wide presentations from edHEALTH and affiliated vendors (usually posted within a week)
Current member-owners: Want a refresher on how to access the portal, or the content inside? Reach out to Cindy Bartelson and she’ll find time to connect.
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Planning for Your 2023 Annual Open Enrollment:
4 Strategies to Consider for Greater Success This Year
Since the pandemic, most employers have seen significant shifts in how to manage open enrollment periods. From big fairs onsite to virtual meetings, and emails sent with pdfs, intranet links, or pre-recorded presentations, there are many variations. This year, more organizations, including educational institutions, are turning to a hybrid model to meet the needs of as many employees as possible.
Whether in person, virtual, or hybrid, edHEALTH’s Vice President Nancy McConaghy shares four simple tips that can help organizations host a more effective annual open enrollment period—for Human Resources staff and employees alike.
1. Communicate
“It is ok to overcommunicate when it comes to health-related benefits,” notes Nancy. It is important that staff understand how benefits may change in the coming year. “With everyone working so hard, it’s easy for employees to miss an email or intranet post. Sharing in different ways helps ensure your employees will read important messages.” Indeed.com notes seven channels for effectively communicating with employees: in person, email, documents, instant messaging, videoconferencing, phone, and social media.
For schools and other campus-based work environments, posting flyers about upcoming fairs or open enrollment in common areas remain an effective way to reinforce emails sent. In fact, the best locations to post are often where the fairs will be held, like a popular conference room or cafeteria, and in other high-traffic areas for employees onsite.
2. Highlight Benefit Changes
It’s no secret that medical costs remain on the rise. The reasons are many, including many people who deferred care during the pandemic have returned to their providers (and, in some cases, with more costly care now). By highlighting changes, e.g., premium or cost-sharing and why, employees will recognize that employers are doing what they can to ensure quality and comprehensive coverage.
It’s also helpful to keep messages short and simple. Including a short preface about why the changes when you first share new benefits information can go a long way.
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Want to learn more about edHEALTH? How we got started, and where we're going?
Listen to this podcast highlighting edHEALTH
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Richard Cutcher, Executive Producer at Global Captive Podcast (GCP), had the opportunity to connect with our own President and CEO Tracy Hassett and Spring Consulting’s Managing Partner Karin Landry.
In his 15-minute GSP Short, you can learn more about edHEALTH and how it brings together educational institutions to pool purchasing power and save money on healthcare. You'll also find out what else is on the horizon.
You can listen on these platforms or any podcast app:
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3 Trending Topics You'll Want to Read About
Cancer leading claims. Reframing the employee experience. Addressing menopause in the workplace.
These three reports offer insights and information that can be valuable to all employers. Take a read and let us know what you think.
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Here, we share updates related to what's coming soon and what we may need from you, our member-owner schools.
Fall is a busy time for schools and edHEALTH alike. Member-owner schools will want to make note of a couple of key dates coming soon:
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September 30, 2022 - Rebates for most schools; 2022 Q1 Charter School Rebates
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October 13, 2022 - October Plan Design Committee
Looking for the current edHEALTH year-at-a-glance calendar? Here it is. As new dates get added, we'll update the calendar and share them at upcoming plan design committee meetings.
What's new in your school's portal
In addition to the latest meeting notes and reports, you can now find the Schedule K1 (form 1065) for your tax preparer in your edHEALTH portal.
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