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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...

mCHATS: Celebrating Maestronite Women
By Bridget Houser, Accounting Supervisor We’re celebrating International Women’s Day all month long at Maestro Health, because one day just wasn’t enough. One of the ways we’ve been celebrating gender diversity in our workforce is through our “mCHATs” with some of the...

2018. What a Year.
It’s that time of year again. Festivus parties have ended. Holiday cards have been sent. A new year has begun. And we’re taking a step back to look at everything 2018 brought for Maestronites. We started the year off with a bang with our acquisition by AXA. Joining...

Why Brokers Need to Manage Their Clients’ Healthcare Supply Chain
By Cory Friedman, Vice President, Benefits Consulting, GCG Financial As business leaders, our clients know that procurement of goods and services is at the heart of good business practice, and most manage their supply chain with diligence to ensure suppliers meet...

The AXA Acquisition: Culture for the Win
By Sheryl Simmons, Chief Human Resources Officer By now you may have heard the news – Maestro Health™ has been acquired by AXA, the French-based global insurance leader. This is a huge step for Maestro Health in furthering our company’s mission of making...

The AXA Acquisition: Behind the scenes
By Rob Butler, Founder As you may know by now, Maestro Health has been acquired by AXA. It’s been hard to keep the news to myself especially when you take pride in leading a company with an open book-type culture. So, when you know your company is about to take a huge...

Why Maestro Hires Women in Tech
By Sheryl Simmons, Chief Human Resources Officer The gender gap in the tech world is no secret. It’s been around for a long time and it’s getting worse. In 1991, the rate of women in tech roles peaked at an underwhelming 36 percent and has since been on the decline...

Heads Up: Quick Reminder on 2017 ACA Requirements
By Sheryl Simmons, Chief Human Resources Officer “Repeal and Replace” has become a daily staple of our national newsfeeds. Our blog sites, Twitter streams and LinkedIn feeds continue to swirl around the current state of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Regardless of the...

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