The Catalyst

Jeffrey Kluever

2017 was a highly successful year for the Business Health Care Group on many fronts, highlighted by strong membership growth and retention of all self-funded member employers. Member employers were added in both southeast Wisconsin and in our relatively new expansion area of northeast Wisconsin. We couldn’t be more pleased by the membership growth we have seen over the past year and the momentum it provides us as we take up new and exciting initiatives in 2018.

Business Health Care Group and UnitedHealthcare have launched a two-year pilot for UMR customers. Through this agreement, UMR will provide credits to eligible employers that will completely offset the annual BHCG membership fee. Who is eligible? The credit is available to current and new UMR employers who are self-funded with 100 or more employees in the… Read more »

Over 60 brokers and consultants were in attendance at the BHCG February 8 Broker/Consultant event, Engaging Employees & Building Cultures of Health hosted by Baird. Attendees heard from employers and a leading population health management expert, among others, on the benefits of motivating employees and dependents to make better decisions – about their health care and their… Read more »

Communication Changes Coming in 2018 Membership organizations need to effectively communicate with their members using various resources and media. Recently we assessed what we communicate and how we communicate it. To better serve our membership, we are planning the following changes: The focus of our three times yearly Monitor newsletter will change. Previously the Monitor provided in-depth articles focusing… Read more »

BHCG Broker/Consultant Webinar Scheduled for March 7 BHCG invites our broker/consultant partners to a webinar – Driving Consumer Engagement through BHCG’s Premium® Care & Tier 1 Providers Marketing Campaigns. The webinar is scheduled for 9:00 am – 10:00 am. Please join us to learn what your BHCG clients have available to them through our communications library. If you are… Read more »