Michigan employees have health insurance partner

Employees can't afford to buy their own health insurance and Michigan employers can no longer shoulder the burden of the costs and remain competitive. A new partnership has been created to help both parties, and teach employees how to shop for insurance armed with information.

According to excerpts from the story:

Humana Inc. has launched a new health insurance program called SmartResults. It features a three-year partnered approach among Humana, insurance brokers, employers and their employees that a company representative said should result in effective management and control of health care costs.

Denise Christy, president of Humana-Michigan, told MiBiz that this type of approach is especially needed in Michigan as the state goes through an economic and cultural transition.

The Humana SmartResults program is not about simply shifting the burden of cost from the back of the employer to the back of the employee. It is an effort to help the employee become better customers of healthcare, according to Christy.

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