How analyzing data provides information to drive smart decisions

Everybody’s talking about big data, smart data, smart skinny data. It just makes you want to say, “It’s all noise!” The thing is — it may sound like noise, but to the right ears, it’s music that can help you make wise business decisions and follow best practices for your company.

How to build a narrow health care network to fit your group’s needs

Self-funded or partially self-funded health plans continue to be a growing trend for employers interested in more control over their health care costs. But with self-funding, employers can achieve additional savings by understanding how to build narrow networks to go along with their benefit plans.

Why employers need to be aware of the changes on the way for Medi-Cal

Expansion of Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expected to generate as many as 2 million new enrollees by the end of 2014. With 1.9 million consumers already registered for the program by the end of March, however, and an additional 900,000 applications pending, the response has been even greater than anticipated.

Five key insights you need to know about retirement

Many people don’t give retirement enough thought and wait until it is too late to plan. It’s important to start with the end game in mind. Dream big and plan ahead. “Our philosophy is that you should start from the other end of the equation and ask yourself several questions. What do you want to […]

How John Lowe grew Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams from local booth to national brand

When Jeni Britton Bauer opened Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in the North Market in 2002, she didn’t set out to create a national brand. She just wanted to serve ice cream that got better with every batch. Blending local and fair trade ingredients with laborious processes to invent flavors like Wildberry Lavender and Brown Butter […]