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What (Most) Decision-Support Tools Get Wrong

Flimp Communications

Calculator tools estimate costs by multiplying units of services by applicable copay or average costs. Consequently, they tend to underestimate employee out-of-pocket costs and expenses for ancillary services such as diagnostics, anesthesia, therapy, and supplies.

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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

InterWest Insurance Services

for all small to mid-sized businesses with up to 250 employees, according to the report by HR and benefits software company Ease. The cost for individual group health plans increased 6.7% for the smallest SMBs, compared to just 4.3% overall between 2021 and 2022.