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BCBSNC tries to pull one over on us, but we aren't fooled...

BCBSNC tries to pull one over on us, but we aren't fooled...

When BCBSNC tells us they prefer brand name drugs to low-cost generics, we did some fact checking.

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Diabetes Management, Disease Management, Employee Weight Loss, Employee Well-Being, Enrolling in Benefits, Family Benefits, group health plans, Human Resources, Follow the Money, Uncovering the Real Truth, Reading Between the LinesCristy GuptonJanuary 6, 2024Custom Benefits Solutionsexpert blog, follow the money, read between the lines

S03E06: Blackwell's Solution with Kari Niblack

S03E06: Blackwell's Solution with Kari Niblack

Healthcare is consistently the #2 or #3 highest expense on an employer’s balance sheet. There’s no denying that you’re in the healthcare business even if you don’t think you are. That’s why it’s important to view your organization’s healthcare spend as every other high-cost expenditure you have and manage it accordingly. After all, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) require you to pay close attention to it. Step one? Listen to this podcast with Cristy Gupton and Kari Niblack as they give you food for thought regarding your employee health plan.

Podcast, Healthcare Solutions, Benefits Changes, Creative Solutions, Disease Management, Employee Well-Being, Innovative Thinking, Cost ContainmentCristy GuptonNovember 21, 2023Season 3

Moose Pharmacy Wins Rosie Award

Moose Pharmacy Wins Rosie Award

Moose Pharmacy, a local, independent, community pharmacy in the suburbs of Charlotte, NC recently won a national award for having one of the 50 best health plans in America. After a competitive vetting process, the pharmacy’s employee health plan stood tall up against employers who were hundreds of times larger than them. Moose Pharmacy and Cristy Gupton of Custom Benefits Solutions started working together 3 years ago to improve healthcare and lower costs for employees and their families.

Guidance for Employers Phasing Out of Quarantine

Guidance for Employers Phasing Out of Quarantine

Custom Benefits Solutions hosts free webinar aimed at helping employers a they bring employees back to work after quarantine.

It's The Great Health Insurance Renewal, Charlie Brown!

Look Backward to Plan Forward | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Enrolling in Benefits, Human Resources, Open Enrollment, small business, small employersCristy GuptonOctober 17, 2018open enrollment, Health Plans, Health Insurance, healthcare, Insurance, Employers

Gupton on the Role of an Employee Benefits Broker in the Opioid Crisis

Gupton’s work on the opioid crisis continues to get attention. October 9th, Employee Benefit Advisor Magazine published an article on Gupton’s motivators, statistics, current pushes, and ideas on how an employee benefit consultant can impact the opioid crisis.

Opioid Crisis, Innovative Thinking, Creative Solutions, Benefits ChangesJean VanNoppenOctober 11, 2018

Ask the Experts: Distributing ERISA Notices Electronically | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, small business, small employersCristy GuptonOctober 10, 2018ERISA, Cobra, Employers, employee benefits, Notices

Medicare Part D Notices Due Oct. 15 | North Carolina Benefit Advisors

Benefits Changes, Family Benefits, small employers, small businessCristy GuptonOctober 4, 2018family benefits, Medicare, Employers, employee benefits, Employee Benefits

Ask the Experts: FSA Limits | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Family Benefits, Enrolling in Benefits, small business, small employersCristy GuptonSeptember 26, 2018FSA, North Carolina, employees, employee benefits, Employers, Benefit Advisors, benefits experts, healthcare

Look Backward to Plan Forward | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, small business, small employers, United StatesCristy GuptonSeptember 20, 2018open enrollment, Employee Benefit Plans, healthcare, Employers

Is Your Health Plan Affordable for 2019? | North Carolina Benefit Advisors

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Family BenefitsCristy GuptonSeptember 12, 2018Employee Benefit Plans, Health Plans, healthcare, Health Insurance, Benefit Advisors, benefits experts, benefits communication

Reminder: Forms 5500 for Calendar-Year Plans are Due July 31 | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Human Resources, small business, small employersCristy GuptonJuly 25, 2018Form 5500, ERISA, Employers, employees, Employee Benefit Plans

Preparation Aids Prevention | North Carolina Benefit Advisors

Benefits Experts, small employers, small business, Benefits ChangesCristy GuptonJuly 19, 2018Workplace, Workplace Violence, Employers, employee benefits, employees

10 Stories That Caught Our Eye in June 2018 | North Carolina Benefit Advisors

Benefits Experts, Benefits Communication, Benefits Changes, Family Benefits, small business, small employersCristy GuptonJuly 3, 2018Employers, employee benefits, employees, Benefit Advisors, benefits communication

The News about Association Health Plans | North Carolina Employee Benefit Advisors

Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Benefits ChangesCristy GuptonJune 28, 2018healthcare, Health Plans, Association Health Plans, employee benefits, Employee Benefits

6 Questions on Dependent Care Spending Accounts | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, small business, small employersCristy GuptonJune 20, 2018Employee Benefit Plans, Employers, employee benefits, Employee Benefits, employees, Dependent Care, Spending Accounts

Benefits of an Annual Exam | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Family Benefits, small business, small employersCristy GuptonMay 3, 2018Annual Physical, healthcare, employee benefits, patients, Employers

Discount Drug Programs | North Carolina Benefit Advisors

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative SolutionsCristy GuptonApril 25, 2018healthcare, healthcare discounts, discount drugs, Pharmacy

Disability Insurance and why you need it! | North Carolina Employee Benefits

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Family Benefits, small business, small employersCristy GuptonApril 4, 2018Employers, Disability Insurance, employee benefits, employees, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability