Why it’s Important to Maintain Physical and Mental Well-being
The importance of both physical and mental well-being is particularly critical as we continue to recover from the ongoing pandemic.
Do I Really Need Health Insurance? 5 Risks of Being Uninsured
/in ACA Compliance, MEC, NewsWhile healthcare is no longer required federally, it’s important to be aware of and understand the risks associated with being uninsured.
What are the Advantages of the Affordable Care Act?
/in ACA Compliance, MEC, NewsThe Affordable Care Act aimed to accomplish 3 strategies: make insurance affordable, emphasize prevention, and improve health care delivery.
What Remote Healthcare Options Should I Offer My Employees?
/in Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, News, TelehealthOffering healthcare benefits to employees doesn’t have to complicated and expensive when utilizing remote healthcare options.
What Does the Relief Bill Mean for Health Insurance?
/in ACA Compliance, MEC, NewsThe latest relief bill provides ongoing financial support to Americans struggling with financial hardships as a result of the pandemic.
What is the Difference Between mHealth, eHealth, Telehealth, and Telemedicine?
/in ACA Compliance, Healthy Living, MEC, News, Telehealth, Voluntary Benefits, Worksite BenefitsThe digital health world has seen massive growth over the last year. It’s important to understand what various virtual healthcare terms mean. eHealth, mHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine are used to describe the use of mobile and desktop technology for patient management. These terms are used interchangeably at times, however they each represent a different aspect of technology and healthcare.
What to Expect From Your Telemedicine Visit
/in News, TelehealthThe onset of the global pandemic caused telemedicine usage to skyrocket. The nature of COVID-19 caused more patients to rely on telemedicine services to ensure they received the care they needed. In a pre-COVID world, telemedicine visits faced barriers beyond real-time, synchronous audio and video communication. These barriers have come down due to COVID-19, and more clinicians have emplored to the possibility to expand utilizing telehealth services.
As telemedicine becomes more and more popular, it’s important to understand what a typical telemedicine appointment will look like.
How Can You Add Value to Your Existing Benefits Plans?
/in ACA Compliance, MEC, News, Voluntary Benefits, Worksite BenefitsBenefit plans serve as a great way to provide value to employees beyond their salary. Because benefits are becoming increasingly important, it’s important that you give your employees the option to tailor their benefits to their needs. At SBMA, we believe in meeting your employee’s medical needs with additional benefit options. We offer our clients the option to choose various voluntary/worksite, ancillary, and virtual health benefit options.
How Do Benefits Improve Employee Morale?
/in Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Healthy Living, MEC, News, Voluntary Benefits, Worksite BenefitsSixty percent of employees rated benefits as a very important contributor to job satisfaction. With that many employees placing value on employee benefits, it’s important that you, as an employer, ensure your benefits are set up and attract and retain the best employees. According to Career Builder, only 49% of employees are satisfied with their current benefits, which means you have the opportunity to make your benefits even better to appeal to 51% of your employees!
Telehealth is Convenient, Reliable, and Here To Stay!
/in News, TelehealthThe global pandemic has caused telehealth services to thrive. According to CNBC, about 10 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services between March and August. Compared to the average 13,000 weekly appointments pre-pandemic, that number is exciting for telehealth advancement.