By Matthew McCormick, Partnership Executive, MMS Analytics, Inc. As the pandemic known as COVID-19 came to the forefront of our daily lives, my mind, like many of yours, undoubtedly leapt towards “What are the consequences of this virus upon my career?” First and foremost, I am fortunate that, at the publishing of this blog, I …
By Doug Horner, Content Marketing Strategist Recently, our EVP of Sales and Sales Strategy explained how his background in consumer electronics has influenced his approach to working in healthcare. I, too, have a background in consumer goods, but less in electronics, and more in beer and cannabis (yes, that kind of cannabis). So, hi. I’ll …
By David Spear, EVP of Sales and Strategy I’m a bit new to the healthcare industry, though as a consumer I am quite aware how the current dynamics in healthcare drive our behavior in all the wrong ways. As a consumer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told “don’t worry about the …
By Shaylin McNally, Director of Customer Success So, your company has just rolled out this great new benefit (MyMedicalShopper!), and you’ve been assigned the role of Employer Champion. You might be thinking, why me? And that’s a great question. The simple answer: probably because we told them to. Not explicitly, of course. But this is …
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By Mark Galvin, Co-Founder/CEO, MMS Analytics, Inc. If I agreed to give you $20,000 if you would agree to roll a pair of dice and give me back the number that came up x $1,150 (somewhere between $2,300 and $13,800), would you want to participate (and be guaranteed to make between $6,200 and $17,700)? If …
Healthcare deductibles are not like golf—lower actually is NOT better! Read More »
By Matthew McCormick, Partnership Executive, MMS Analytics, Inc. According to MetLife’s most recent Employee Benefit Trends Study, “the most important benefits to employees have two things in common: 1) they play a central role in helping them achieve their personal and work-related goals, and 2) they address their main stressors, particularly around personal finances, retirement, …
Pay Attention! How to Get People to Care About Healthcare at Work Read More »
By Christopher Matrumalo, VP of Marketing, MMS Analytics, Inc. I give a lot of presentations—easily hundreds and perhaps even thousands each year for the past several years now. I field a LOT of questions from my audiences. Still today, I find myself amazed at how effective the healthcare industry has remained in perpetuating misconceptions and …
Why the healthcare industry won’t let me shorten my presentations Read More »
Do you know how often I hear the above question from brokers who are looking to provide a price transparency tool to their employer groups? So much so that, like a typical millennial, (Don’t worry I won’t say it, but it starts with OK and rhymes with doomer) I decided to make a meme out …
According to the 2019 October Department of Labor inflation report, healthcare costs rose 4.3 percent year-over-year, surging to the highest levels in three years. The increasing cost of hospital services and rising drug costs are to blame for this surge, making healthcare costs the fastest growing sector in the economy. If a 4.3 percent increase …
Seven Cost-Saving Solutions That Reduce Healthcare Costs Read More »
Have you ever sat down to go through your personal budget and, as you’re scanning through your purchases, thought to yourself, I could have gotten that for less? You add up all those “could-haves”, and you’re left with a sum at the end of the month that you wish could have gone towards new shoes, …
Totally Wasted: A Story About Market Failure in Healthcare Read More »
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