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6 Signs your Benefit Plan Needs a Refresh
Posted on June 22, 2018
Building a solid and competitive business means investing in your number one asset – your employees. And as your organization evolves, so too should your health benefits.
Smart employers periodically re-evaluate their benefit plan design – to ensure it reflects the needs of their employees and supports the financial health of their business.
Is your plan informed by trends, driven by data and aligned with your HR philosophy? Here’s why it may be time to hit reset on your benefit plan:
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Plan Members Are Increasingly Satisfied with their Health Care Plan
Posted on August 17, 2018
According to the Sanofi Canada 2018 survey on member satisfaction with a group plan, 58% of respondents have qualified the quality of their health care plan as “excellent” or as “very good”. This is an increase in comparison with the 48% satisfaction received last year.
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Inspired by international innovations
Posted on June 28, 2018
“Specialists have told us how many lives have been saved, how many complications have been avoided, thanks to new models. He urges the Canadian industry to open its mind and look at what is happening elsewhere in the world.
In addition to demographic challenges, governments face difficult financial situations in many cases, says Lord. Canada is no exception
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Pressure on health care: Medavie plans to increase partnerships with governments
Posted on July 04, 2018
Medavie’s goal is to deliver care directly to people. “More home visits and more services in the community relieve the burden on emergency rooms and improve patient care. Our program in New Brunswick shows that when possible, patients prefer home care. We have run similar programs in other provinces. We are in talks with governments to add services,” said Lord.
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The evolution of Medavie over the years
Posted on July 06, 2018
Former premier of New Brunswick Bernard Lord became CEO of Medavie last September, during the development of the company’s 2018-2020 strategic plan, which is based on a 10-year vision.
Lord says that beyond group insurance, Medavie offers ambulance and paramedical services. It mainly funds projects focusing on the psychological health of young people, type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress.
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Plan Members Are Increasingly Satisfied with their Health Care Plan
Precise objective + Communication = Value and Employee productivity
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The Sanofi Survey Says ...
The results of the 2018 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey are in and providing valuable insights to design benefit plans for the future.
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The evolution of Medavie over the years
Former premier of New Brunswick Bernard Lord became CEO of Medavie last September, during the development of the company’s 2018-2020 strategic plan, which is based on a 10-year vision. Lord says that beyond group insurance, Medavie offers ambulance...
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Pressure on health care: Medavie plans to increase partnerships with governments
Medavie’s goal is to deliver care directly to people. “More home visits and more services in the community relieve the burden on emergency rooms and improve patient care. Our program in New Brunswick shows that when possible, patients prefer home...
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Inspired by international innovations
“Specialists have told us how many lives have been saved, how many complications have been avoided, thanks to new models. He urges the Canadian industry to open its mind and look at what is happening elsewhere in the world.
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6 Signs your Benefit Plan Needs a Refresh
Is your plan informed by trends, driven by data and aligned with your HR philosophy? Here’s why it may be time to hit reset on your benefit plan:
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Disability 360: Surveying the Disability Management Landscape
Statistics don’t tell the whole story of why disability management matters to workforce wellness and organizational performance.
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How e-patients Hold Key to Future of Health Benefits
As an industry we must adapt our benefits solutions to be more relevant and responsive to today’s reality and to prepare for even greater challenges on the health care horizon.
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Words to Lead by from 2018 Benefits3 Atlantic
Our program of expert panels and presentations, led by some of the brightest minds in the industry, invited us to re-imagine the future of health benefits. Here are just a few of our favourite inspirational quotes from the conference:
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Beyond the Pill: A Conversation on Modern Plan Design
Learn powerful ways you can deliver plan value and drive business growth in the midst of constant change.
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Drug Plan Trends Report: A snapshot of what’s coming down the pike
Medavie Blue Cross has also seen a significant decline in new patient starts for hepatitis C medications, says Chris Goguen, the insurer’s strategic pharmaceutical partnerships lead in Moncton, N.B. Demand is now one-fifth of the volume it was a...
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And What if We Pressed Reset?
“Collective insurance plans as we know them today have evolved at the pace of our needs over the past decades. But do they still meet the expectations of employers and employees?” In this opinion piece in the Advantages magazine Pierre Marion, Market...
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Top Benefit Plan Trends: 10 things plan sponsors should know
The following is our list of the Top 10 trends plan sponsors should be aware of in designing benefit plans for today – and tomorrow.
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Chronic Disease: Empowering plan members to take charge of their health
There are ways to reduce the incidence of chronic disease, improve health outcomes and optimize drug plan spends.
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Drive Your Plan with Data
Check out some stats to help you create your benefits plan, all organized in an infographic.
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Drug Management
The pace of change in the drug landscape is applying unprecedented cost and complexity pressures on private benefit plans in Canada. So how can plan sponsors manage drug costs effectively and sustainably in this fast-moving, ever-changing...
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Managing Chronic Disease
Chronic disease is now the biggest drive of benefit plan costs, affecting 6 in 10 Canadian employees. Presenter Paula Grossman, Senior Health Benefit Specialist for Medavie Blue Cross examines the reasons for this health crisis, the impacts on the...
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Benefit Plan Trends in a Rapidly Changing Workforce
Learn about what's driving and shaping our industry and how Medavie Blue Cross’s approach to Extended Health Care Benefits can help you and your clients adjust, adapt & innovate to sustain benefit plans.
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Preferred Pharmacy Networks
Discover how our Pharmacy Partners - Preferred Network ensures value for the plan sponsor and plan member by optimizing plan performance, improving health outcomes and delivering savings.
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Paula Grossman RN
Paula is a registered nurse and has been with Medavie Blue Cross for 23 years. She is a senior member of our product development team and responsible for benefit management initiatives for private group and individual health programs. Paula has led...
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Derek Weir
Derek Weir leads the team responsible for the development and management of all non-pharmacy products for our group business. He holds a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology. Derek has worked in the areas of organizational health and disability...
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Chris Goguen
Chris joined Medavie Blue Cross in 2015, with 25 years of experience as a senior leader within the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Canada. With the majority of his career focussed on External Affairs, including strategy and relationship...
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Carolyn Christie
Carolyn has been in the group insurance industry for over 20 years and brings a wealth of experience from a variety of areas, including underwriting, sales, service and operations. Carolyn has been with Medavie Blue Cross since 2002, and for the last...
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Pierre Marion
As market leader, Pierre is responsible for the business development of group insurance plans in Quebec. A seasoned manager, he has led various teams within the organization with passion since 1989.
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Anne Nicoll
A recognized leader in the health and management field, Anne Nicoll oversees Group Business development for Medavie Blue Cross and leads the Drug Management Solutions and Group Benefits Solutions teams. She brings 25 years of senior management...
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Karen brings 20 years of progressive leadership experience to this role. Before joining our organization, she was the Director of Private Payer Solutions at Telus Health, as well as the Director of Marketing Communications and Product Development at...
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Marc Avaria
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Travis Kelly
In this senior leadership role, he is responsible for a number of disciplines including quality assurance & audit services, rehabilitation services, new business onboarding, sales support and client interface. Travis brings more than 15 years of...
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Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord became Chief Executive Officer of Medavie in September 2016 to provide strategic leadership to further the company’s mission to improve the wellbeing of Canadians. Prior to this role, he spent eight years on the Board of Medavie and was...
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