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The Hidden Cost of Employee Health Plan Choices
How to Avoid Surprise Medical Bills with Smarter Benefits Guidance
Surprise bills cost employees and employers alike. Learn how real-time benefits guidance helps prevent costly mistakes before they happen.
The New Broker Playbook: From Point Solution Sales to Platform Strategy
Employers are tired of benefits sprawl. Learn why brokers must shift from selling point solutions to delivering integrated platform strategies.
How Brokers Can Deliver More Value with Decision Support
Brokers face pressure to prove value. Learn how decision support tools like Budgie help brokers strengthen client relationships and retention.
How Legislative Shifts Create Hidden Risks for Benefits Teams
Policy changes create more than compliance work—they create employee confusion, misuse, and hidden costs. Learn how Budgie keeps you ahead.
Making Sense of the OBBBA Act: What Employers Need to Do Now
The OBBBA Act reshapes HSAs with new rules on telehealth, Bronze plans, and DPC. Learn what employers need to know—and how Budgie simplifies compliance.
Why CFOs Should Care About Benefits ROI
Benefits are 30–40% of payroll, yet many CFOs can’t measure ROI. Learn how Budgie ties benefits spending to real financial outcomes.
Benefits Equity: Why Plan Design Choices Hurt Some Groups More
Not all benefits are created equal. Learn how plan design can disadvantage women, older employees, and low earners—and how Budgie helps close the gap.
The Future of Benefits: Personalized, Data-Driven, and Always-On
Generic benefits no longer work. Discover how personalization, data, and real-time guidance are reshaping the future of employee benefits.
From Open Enrollment to Everyday Decisions: Making Benefits Work Year-Round
Benefits don’t stop after Open Enrollment. Learn how year-round guidance helps employees make smarter decisions—and reduces HR burden.
From Chaos to Clarity: Solving Open Enrollment’s Hidden Crisis
Open Enrollment overwhelms employees and HR. Learn how decision paralysis drives poor choices—and how Budgie brings clarity.
Breaking Through the Noise: Smarter Benefits Communication
Employees drown in 120+ messages daily. Learn how smarter, personalized communication drives benefits engagement and ROI.
The End of “More is Better” in Employee Benefits
More vendors don’t mean more value. Learn why benefits sprawl fails, and how integrated platforms like Budgie deliver measurable ROI.
The Hidden Cost of Employee Health Plan Choices
Many employees pick health plans that cost them more in every scenario. Learn how “dominated” plans drain budgets and how Budgie prevents it.
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