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Companies Move Cautiously on Private Health Exchanges

Human Capital & Careers

Companies Move Cautiously on Private Health Exchanges

Usage of the exchanges ticks up again, but strong growth is not expected until at least 2016.

By Matthew Heller | October 10, 2014

Employees Seek Cost Savings from Private Health Insurance Exchanges

Human Capital & Careers

Employees Seek Cost Savings from Private Health Insurance Exchanges

Exchange participants can either 'buy up' or 'buy down' compared with their previous coverage, but most do the latter rather than opt for better insurance.

By David McCann | March 6, 2014

Aon Hewitt Scores 15 Big Private-Exchange Clients

Human Capital & Careers

Aon Hewitt Scores 15 Big Private-Exchange Clients

It could be the validation that this emerging mode of delivering employee health benefits needs to really take off.

By David McCann | September 18, 2013

A One-of-a-Kind Private Exchange

Human Capital & Careers

A One-of-a-Kind Private Exchange

Or is Buck Consultants’ “exchange” not really an exchange at all but rather a collection of health-benefits services wrapped in that label? Does it matter?

By David McCann | August 12, 2013

Private Exchange Wars

Human Capital & Careers

Private Exchange Wars

The rhetoric is heated and getting hotter all the time in the emerging field of private health-benefits insurance exchanges. Where does the real truth lie?

By David McCann | August 1, 2013

With Private Exchanges, Workers Dump Old Health-care Choices

Human Capital & Careers

With Private Exchanges, Workers Dump Old Health-care Choices

Almost four in five employees at the three customers of Aon Hewitt’s new private exchange chose a different kind of plan than they had used previously. More opted for a less-costly plan than one with better benefits.

By David McCann | March 18, 2013

The Case for Private Insurance Exchanges

The Case for Private Insurance Exchanges

CFOs love predictable costs almost as much as lower costs. That’s a key selling point for private exchanges, which enable a defined-contribution approach to funding employee health benefits.

By David McCann | October 9, 2012