Managing Health Benefits in Small & Mid-Sized Organizations (Hardcover)

by Patricia Halo (Author)

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Product Description
Getting the highest-quality health care at the lowest price is a challenge for any size company. But it's especially difficult for smaller companies that lack the in-house expertise and negotiating muscle of the big corporations.

With this comprehensive "how-to-do-it" guide, ANY size organization can design a Fortune 500-style health care plan that offers maximum benefits at minimum costs. Written in plain language and filled with practical cost-containment measures and ready-to-use worksheets, the book explains how to:

* understand insurance principles and legislation * gather bids on a range of health care services * compare options, including networks, coverage limitations, and eligibility issues * lower costs by using wellness and managed care services * use benchmarking to monitor costs and performance, and more.

About the Author
Patricia Halo (New City, NY) is founder of Halo Associates and Wellness Institute, firms that provide benefits-consulting services and worksite wellness programs. She has won dozens of awards for her innovative work, including citations from the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081440457X
• ISBN-13: 978-0814404577
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,164,866 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, but detailed. Good ideas for our health plan., November 1, 1999

By A Customer

As a small employer of only 35 employees, I wasn't sure how to proceed with changes in our health plan that are under consideration. This book has helped us resolve some of the different approaches suggested by our broker. I expect we'll use it again, as we grow over the next few years.

3.0 out of 5 stars Title is deceptive. Small employers beware., June 4, 2002

By	TJH (IL USA) - See all my reviews

The book title suggests help for small organizations, but the blurb inside the front cover says that the book "provides targeted strategies for companies with as few as 50 employees or as many as 5,000."

If you have fewer than 100 employees you may be disappointed with this book. The biggest focus is on self-funded plans, which the author says are most feasible for organizations with more than 100 employees.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, How-To Guide to Buying Health Benefits, February 4, 2001

By	Kip Piper "Medicare & Medicaid Consultant" (www.KipPiper.com) - See all my reviews

Highly recommended for all smaller employers struggling with the process of buying health benefits for employees. Carefully crafted, well structured, and quite comprehensive, the book details everything a small or medium sized firm needs to know to begin to leverage their buying power in the marketplace. Certainly not for large employers with market power (because large purchasers will want to use more sophisticated tools to buy quality and incentivize plans and providers for greater performance), but a good primer for anyone just starting out.