4 Employee Benefits Trends to Watch in 2018

Artemis Health keeps an eye on how industry trends will affect our customers, which include self-insured employers, brokers, consultants, hospitals, and other partners. What will 2018 bring to our little corner of the health and wellness industry?

What Industry News Is Saying About the Tax Bill

As the ink dries on the Tax Reform and Jobs Act, we wanted to know how the benefits industry is reacting to the news. Let's take a look at reaction from around the web.

Why Do Employers Self-Insure?

Some employers argue that managing their own health plans can be risky. So why then, do companies decide to self-insure?

Low Back Pain Is Affecting Your Employee Population—Here’s What We Know

A recent journal article in the National Institutes of Health identified low back pain as the leading cause of disability in U.S. adults, and a common reason for missing work. One of our clients wanted to look at the impact low back pain was having on their population.

How Artemis Is Using Risk Assessments to Influence Benefits Strategy

With mountains of data coming from all directions, it’s hard for a benefits manager to get a clear picture of their population’s health. Risk scores are one of the ways they bring this picture into focus, and Artemis Health makes it easy. Today we’ll look at how one Artemis customer is using risk scores to assess their population and inform their benefits strategy.

Flu Shots and Remedies Employers Need for the Season

The National Institute of Health says that vaccines are the first line of defense against the flu. For most Americans, the flu shot is covered 100% by their insurance, whether it’s a government or private payer. Let's take a look at what happens if you do get the flu compared to whether you get the vaccine.

Are You Finding Thanksgiving Hazards in Your Claims Data?

Due to the large volume of home cooking that we’ll do this week, the National Fire Protection Association reports that Thanksgiving Day is the peak day in the U.S. for house fires. We wanted to find out if Thanksgiving celebrations mean more injuries and more medical claims for our customers. Let’s take a look.

What Does the New Tax Proposal Mean for Employee Benefits?

The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” has hit debate in Congress. But what in these bills could affect tax breaks and benefits policies? Let’s take a look.

Avoidable ER—When should you go to Urgent Care?

As a benefits manager, you know that emergency room (ER) visits can and will happen, but are your members educated on the differences between ER visits and urgent care?

Four Effective Ways to Engage with your Pharmacy Benefit Manager

Pharmacy claims already account for an estimated 9% of healthcare spending in the U.S., and that number is only predicted to rise. We’re sharing our tips and tactics for working effectively alongside PBMs to slow the rising costs of Rx benefits.

Spooky Halloween Diagnoses Are Impacting Your Healthcare Spending

The spookiest time of year is upon us once again. It's time to explore the dark, nitty-gritty diagnoses and costs in your population. In celebration of Halloween, we’re looking at three diagnoses that evoke the spirit of the holiday.

Open Enrollment Headaches (And the Artemis Prescription for Treating Them)

It's the busiest time of year for benefits professions: Open Enrollment. When they’re not answering a question about the open enrollment deadline for the 50th time, they share their struggles, challenges and headaches this time of year. Let’s take a journey through their biggest headaches and find a “treatment” for each one.

2 Keys To Dealing With Compounded Rx

Mixing ingredients to create new medications isn’t entirely a thing of the past; these now appear in the form of compounded medications. Compounded medications are necessary for many patients, but it's also important to ensure that they’re being used for the right reasons and the right medical conditions.

Are you keeping up with mountains of data?

The average self-insured employer is dealing with 10+ benefit vendors. Competitive benefits means more data feeds and more spending to analyze.

More FAQs about the Artemis Platform

Artemis wants to make it easy for any team, whether they’re seasoned data analysts or big-hearted HR leaders, to find the insights they need to make great benefits decisions. Read on to see answers to questions you didn’t yet know you had!