Is it possible that the Cadillac Tax will be a major health spending cost ‘deflator’?
The American Medical Association (AMA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and multiple other involved entities are spending a great amount of time addressing our access to care issues as well as the cost of care. Telemedicine allows patients to connect with physicians over the phone, email and Skype to provide care faster, cheaper and more conveniently.
These are reasons that telemedicine is beneficial to your company:
- It drives employees to use quality medical services without using the insurance plan and incurring unnecessary claims under your plan’s experience.
- It is an inexpensive benefit that you can add when you are forced to move to higher deductible plans with higher co-pays so that you can maintain and, commonly, increase employee satisfaction.
- Instead of employees who avoid the doctor because they don’t want to pay $30, $45, $55 co-pays, you are offering them a $0 co-pay option and even more convenience. They don’t even have to leave home to see a doctor when they are sick. Families with young children love this offering!
- There is absolutely no question that millions more medical insurance members will and already are scheduling medical appointments. However, Health Care Reform did not add enough medical providers to accommodate this enormous influx of newly insured people. As a result, longer office wait times and delayed appointments are already occurring. As more people enroll in medical insurance in the coming years, this problem will continue to grow. In addition, the average age of a family physician is 52 years old and more are retiring early. It’s simple math. We are going to need to embrace tools that create better healthcare access and efficiency!
Bestefits has created a proprietary Best-Fit Savings Membership that includes access to Board Certified doctors 24/7, nurseline 24/7, claims assistance, medical bill negotiator, discounts on MRI’s & CT scans, vitamins, hearing aids and a ton more. All of these services come in one awesome bundle for your employees and cost less than purchasing only telemedicine direct. To top it off, we brand the ID card with your company name and logo and provide a great booklet to describe the services.
Contact us if you would like to offer this to your employees.
Links discussing telemedicine: AMA, SUPRA
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