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With the fall college semester in full swing, many young adults may be joining the workforce soon, or they already have. Federal law permits parents to keep adult children on their health insurance until age 26, so it’s natural to wonder when parents should take their adult children off their…

Problem A large health system with 1,200 employees was an existing Oswald client. Like many businesses, they began to see costs rise in their traditional employee benefits health plan. Double-digit stop loss increases Significant high-cost claim activity Higher overall cost of care In addition, the employer struggled with employee retention…

Problem A public sector client was not happy with its existing wellness partner, so Oswald was hired to create a better program that would encourage wellness across the organization. Their goal was to create awareness and engagement around wellness, both physically and emotionally. Solution Oswald took a deep dive into the…

Problem Our Ohio-headquartered client with a workforce primarily located in North Carolina acquired a company based in Texas. The employees at the North Carolina location were provided a low-benefit, minimum essential coverage medical plan. However, the Texas location offered more traditional medical plans and generous ancillary benefits. Our client hoped…

Problem An Oswald client faced the challenge of identifying the source of their skyrocketing medical costs. At the same time, they experienced extremely high medical benefit drug charges due to the network paying a percentage of charges that the outpatient facility determines. Solution Our analytics advisors and service team worked…

Problem A commercial real estate company had an incentive-based program that rewarded employees for going to their physician, being tobacco-free, and providing choices to learn and participate in mutually essential activities. The company highly valued preventive screening and early detection, and they wanted to provide additional resources for employees when…

Problem: Egregious mark ups on Medical Specialty Drugs, aka J-codes/white bagging An existing client, a large nonprofit with 6,000 employees, was faced with an unusually high renewal proposal due to a very high-cost medical specialty drug. They had an employee with a chronic condition who had been receiving this expensive…

Situation A Midwest private equity firm with 10 portfolio companies was in a fully insured, pooled benefits program that Oswald built with BlueCross BlueShield. While each company could design its own health insurance plan, claims risk was spread over the volume of the pooled population. Although pooled programs are still…

Situation A large private equity firm with 23 platform companies was closing on an average of 10 new companies each year. With thousands of employees, they needed a better way to manage health benefits. Oswald dedicated a team to this client, as the service needs of the client and their…

January health insurance renewals will be here before you know it. As the employer, you can make sure you’re getting the best coverage for your employees and avoid any unexpected costs or gaps in your insurance. Just follow these steps: Review your current group plan: Coverage and benefits: Does your current…