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5 Ways to Direct Your Members to the Right Care
As people struggle to adapt to current events, now is the time for employers to empower health plan members to take control of their healthcare and overall wellbeing. But it’s not as simple as just sending out an email reminding people about their benefits. When it...

Breaking the Mental Health Stigma at Work
It shouldn’t come as a surprise: employees have to deal with their mental health on a daily basis. In fact, 63% suffer from a diagnosable condition or illness, with anxiety, depression and addiction ranking at the top. In our recent Mental Health in the Workplace data...

The Hot Topic of Burnout at Work
American workers are no strangers to stress in the workplace. Poor work-life balances, lack of career growth, over-loaded schedules and, more recently, global pandemics all contribute to burdens too difficult to bear. But many employers aren’t providing the support...

Mental Health in the Workplace
When you spend at least a third of your life at work, it’s no surprise that your work environment can impact your wellbeing. But not all health issues are treated equally, or even supported, in the workplace. Take mental health, which has faced a long-standing stigma,...

Taking Control of Healthcare: Educating Employees
With so much uncertainty about the scale and duration of COVID-19, people around the world are worried about their wellbeing, their finances and their ability to access good healthcare. Unfortunately, the healthcare system is extremely complex and can be difficult to...

In Plain English: Cost-Saving Plans
Cost containment strategies are more critical than ever as healthcare costs are anticipated to rise even higher due to COVID-19. Today, we’re taking a deeper look at Individual Coverage HRAs, or ICHRAs. Let’s dive in. What’s an ICHRA again? An ICHRA, or Individual...

6 Reasons You Need More as a Broker
Traditional healthcare models just aren’t working for employers. Outrageous costs, confusing benefits information, poor claims processing and little to no data means that employers and employees are stuck with solutions that just aren’t built to care for their health....

What You Need to Know During COVID-19
As the world deals with the impact of COVID-19, access to healthcare is becoming an even more critical component of maintaining your wellbeing. Maestro Health remains steadfast in our commitment to delivering care to our members. We’ve compiled the latest information...

Virtual Care & Educational Marketing: Making Healthcare Accessible
When people are sick, the last thing they want to do is shop for a doctor. But that’s what the current healthcare system asks them to do. High rates of ER visits, misdiagnoses and unnecessary procedures are often the result of uninformed employees seeking out care...

2020 Healthcare Predictions: Lowering Costs & Improving Outcomes
Today's employers are faced with several challenges to attract and retain talent in today's turbulent economy. Healthcare affordability, directing employees to the right care at the right time and, especially today, easier ways to access care are issues that impact...

In Plain English: Healthcare Compliance & Legislation for 2020
We get it: wading through legalese and staying on top of the latest healthcare regulations can be confusing. Unfortunately, in healthcare, a solid understanding of compliance changes is a necessary evil. As we approach the new year, Maestro Health took a look at...

Cutting Claims Costs with Data Insights
It’s a common story: employers pay into what looks like a reasonable benefits package, only to end up with high claims costs for employees. Employers and their employees are stuck with rising premiums, little to no wellness resources and this cycle repeats itself year...

A bitter pill to swallow: Why you should be wary of your pharmacy benefits
By Jackie Grady, Grady Legal The Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule back in May that would require pharmaceutical companies to disclose the list price of drugs in their direct-to-consumer advertisements. The impetus for this was greater...

Being a community-first broker
By: Doug Hetherington, CEO & Program Architect at HealtH2Business For the past fifteen years, I’ve spent my career in the healthcare industry as an insurance benefits broker. I’ve spent my fair share of time advising employers about self-funded plans and...

Taking Action: Using data to fight high costs and low quality in healthcare
By Scott Bennett, Vice President of Access Innovation Featured in BenefitsPRO’s Broker Innovation Lab When it comes to helping clients get more out of their health benefits, the richest insights come from robust data sets. While most brokers & consultants know the...

Mic Drop – Maestronite Culture Continues to Shine
Maestronites recently experienced a pretty proud moment after making it on Fortune’s list of The 55 Best Companies to Work For in Chicago. We love adding to our growing list of award wins, but this one is especially meaningful to us because it is based on feedback...

mCHATS: Celebrating Maestronite Women
Yes, we’re still celebrating International Women’s Day. What can we say, one day just wasn’t enough and we’re having too much fun chatting with the women of Maestro Health. Our next mCHAT is with Rai Barney, Human Resources Manager. How did you get to where you're at...

mCHATS: Celebrating Maestronite Women
Even though International Women’s Day was earlier this month, we’re continuing the celebration by bringing you another mCHAT. Next up is Nancy Reardon, Chief Strategy & Product Officer, who’s discussing all things career, role models and overcoming obstacles. Any...

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