Comprehensive employee healthcare is essential for attracting and retaining top talent and maintaining compliance. However, simply providing these benefits is not enough. Actively encouraging employees to utilize their healthcare benefits promotes their well-being and maximizes your return on investment in healthcare benefits.
For the Health of Your Business
CDC research shows that good employee health boosts workplace performance. Healthy employees can better manage stress, work productively, and realize their highest potential. Utilizing healthcare benefits can make employees feel valued and engaged. They enjoy a higher quality of life and face fewer risks of disease and injury, which enhances productivity and contributes to company success.
Employees who are actively involved in their health care often incur lower healthcare costs. They are more present at work, improving overall retention and reducing absenteeism, which helps keep company health plans affordable.
Why Employees May Underutilize Health Benefits
Despite the availability of health care benefits, a surprising number of employees underutilize their benefits. Why is there this gap between availability and utilization? We typically see three primary reasons why employees are not taking advantage of their health benefits:
- Lack of awareness of their benefits
- Perceived complexity of healthcare systems
- Expected stigma associated with healthcare, such as mental health services
The Role of PT Business Solutions
PT Business Solutions plays a pivotal role in bridging this gap. We are not your typical benefits brokers. We support our clients with communication tools and strategies that can significantly influence employees’ awareness and usage of healthcare benefits.
1. Enhance Awareness Through Communication
Effective and ongoing communication is key to increasing benefit utilization. Regular, clear, and engaging communication about available healthcare benefits can demystify services and encourage usage. We can provide informational sessions, email newsletters, or even interactive webinars.
2. Simplify Access
Healthcare systems can be daunting due to their complexity and bureaucracy. We help by simplifying access to healthcare benefits. This may involve providing clear, step-by-step guides on accessing services or serving as the day-to-day contact point to assist employees in navigating their healthcare options.
3. Leverage Technology
Employees demand a user-friendly digital experience, and your human resources support staff needs streamlined processes. Your company must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations that govern your relationship with your employees. Adhering to ever-changing laws surrounding employer-sponsored health plans, wages, benefits, and employee privacy is essential. Inadvertent errors in your record-keeping can lead to compliance violations, resulting in expensive penalties that could jeopardize your business.
Our user-friendly, integrated platform offers a single entry point, ensuring employee data is entered only once. This secure system allows the most sensitive employee information to be updated securely in one place, eliminating the need for sharing via e-mail or downloading spreadsheets for re-upload. The system safely and accurately syncs information across different platforms automatically, which increases the accuracy of your employee data. With fewer HR personnel handling the information, there is a reduced risk of costly errors.
An integrated system empowers you to deliver accurate information to your employees quickly, enhancing the overall employee experience. With best-in-class customer support and a customizable platform, you can focus less on administrative tasks and more on programs that support your workforce.
Choose Health
Choosing a healthcare partner for your business is not to be taken lightly. Our dedication to providing tailored, innovative, and cost-effective healthcare solutions has made us a trusted partner for businesses required to provide health insurance to their workforce. If you’re ready to take your healthcare benefits to the next level, we’re here to help you make that healthy choice.
