Vero Advising | HR & Benefits Consulting
Vero Advising collective professional background in health plan administration, hospital managed care, and agency operations exposed us to the good, the bad, and the ugly of the healthcare and benefits business.
My home office is in a front room on the first floor. From my desk, I can see the driveway. Most afternoons, that view becomes the stage for one of my favorite moments: my kids coming home. I watch as they barrel out of the car, backpacks half-zipped, shoes flying, water bottles clanging to the… Continue reading Press 1 if you are Frustrated
Hate. What a word. It’s not one of the four-letter words, but its weight can feel just as heavy. It carries a sharpness, a rawness, a way of describing something we deeply oppose. More often than not, it’s used to express strong feelings rather than literal disdain. Take the South Carolina heat. I often say… Continue reading Recovering Hater
I’ve blogged about my college football player son in the past . What can I say? I’m a proud dad. Recently, he entered the transfer portal, making him essentially a free agent for colleges vying for his long-snapping expertise. Suffice it to say, we’ve gotten an up-close view of the modern college football landscape. Let… Continue reading The New Rivalry: ICHRA vs. Employer Sponsored Health Plan – Which Wins?
Dr. Goldberg was a crotchety old WWII veteran. He practiced out of the first floor of a 3-decker in Somerville, MA. His white coat wasn’t so white, and he had a cigar in his mouth when he treated his patients. Dr. Goldberg was an old fashioned doctor, black bag and all. His bedside manner left… Continue reading Does Anyone Care About Primary Care?
It’s been a year since my mother passed away. As I reflect on the time since, the boring and mundane moments seem to be a blur. What I do find myself remembering is the chaos that resulted from the times that resulted in frustration, laughter, and sometimes anger. There are two kinds of chaos, good… Continue reading Life, Love and Chaos
The long snapper on a football team is a thankless, tedious, difficult, skilled, and overlooked position that is incredibly important for the success of the team as a whole. My son is a long snapper, a pretty good one. Despite my reservations about him playing football, I’m glad he did. There’s college money in it… Continue reading You Have a Good One When you Forget you Have One
When you move up the hierarchy of the group benefits equivalent of Maslow’s hierarchy you’ve r done your homework and/or someone has introduced you to the concept of Direct Primary Care (DPC). As a concept, DPC is nothing new, it’s been the foundation of healthcare delivery since the practice of bloodletting was the go… Continue reading Direct Primary Care (DPC) and Your Group Health Plan
Everyone needs a purpose in life. That can be one purpose or multiple purposes from different aspects of life, such as career, family, and recreation. Call me old fashioned (prepare the arrows), but I’m admittedly old fashioned, to a fault at times. As the primary breadwinner for my family and proverbial “head of household”, I… Continue reading True Purpose
Dear Dad, It’s been 25 years to the day since you left us. I think about that day and the exact last moment I saw you every day. When they told me you were gone I didn’t know how I was going to get from day to day. I remember thinking about whether I would… Continue reading 25 Years Later…
In Super Bowl 51, the Atlanta Falcons had a 28-3 lead, with 2:12 left in the 3rd Their victory was a sure thing. During World War II, the German Army was within 12 miles of Moscow and took 3.3 million prisoners of war. Their victory on the eastern front was a sure thing. Man-made global… Continue reading There is No Such Thing As a Sure Thing
