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Today's featured podcast stars Andy Webber, president of the National Business Coalition on Health. Webber talks about value-based benefit design on ebn.podhoster.com.
Evidence is mounting that value-based benefit designs are becoming increasingly popular among employers. According to research from Hewitt Associates, almost one in five (19%) of large companies in the U.S. have implemented a value-based benefit plan, and another 40% are interested in learning more about them.
To learn more about VB benefit design, read Associate Editor Chris Silva's accompanying article "Getting all the buzz - Value-based plans that do away with copays, increase incentives".
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Stay tuned for next week's featured podcast, where Managing Editor Leah Shepherd talks with Erik Sossa, senior director of compensation and benefits for Pepsi Bottling Group, about several methods his company uses to emphasize the need to diversify assets in a 401(k) plan.
If you are interested in hearing more BenefitNews podcasts, check out the SMB Human Resources "Taking care of business" podcast channel or visit our sister publication Employee Benefit Adviser for daily "Raw Bar" interviews by Robert L. Whiddon or the monthly "Burning Question" segment by Molly Bernhart.
If you are interested in being interviewed for a "Five Minutes" segment, please e-mail Editor in Chief Kelley Butler at Kelley.Butler@sourcemedia.com .
EBN's "Five Minutes With..." series is brought to you by MemberHealth, Experts in Retiree Group Healthcare Plans. A Universal American Company.
