Benefits Blake
Group health strategy and execution from a broker/advisor perspective.
Content for mid-market employers evaluating plan design, funding models, carrier relationships, and cost management strategy. We dig into self-funded mechanics, ICHRA positioning, stop-loss contract structure, plan administration architecture, and benefits technology integration.
Built for CFOs, HR leaders, and benefits teams making million-dollar decisions. Also valuable for consultants, producers, and vendors thinking through market-level trends and client strategy.
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Do you know Why You Should Fire Your Benefits Broker?
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Ever questioned if you have the right Individual (Specific) Stop-Loss Level? Most employers aren't actuaries and may not have received the best guidance historically on how to pick it.
Check out the video for more guidance.
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Illinois banned automated downcoding. Find out what it is, why, and how it impacts you.
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If you sign a PBM contract, you need to make sure you get these details in before you renew.
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Your fully-insured renewal panic is costing you six figures every year.
Most CFOs sign the renewal because nobody modeled the alternative.
The roadmap takes six-twelve months. Six phases.
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Peptides are the most-watched category in pharma. What does that mean for your plan?
You probably first heard about peptides on a podcast. Cognitive performance. Sleep. Anti-aging. The hype framed it like a secret. The science underneath doesn't need hype.
GLP-1s are just the start. Retatrutide. Orforglipron. MariTide. CagriSema. Survodutide. Each new approval increases your risk. Specialty trend's been running 8 to 12 percent for a decade. Plans covering obesity? They're running 15 to 25 percent right now. The pipeline keeps that pressure on through 2030, maybe even 2040.
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