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July 30, 2026
Renewal season
How to bring your CFO into the renewal conversation early
Renewal season turns into a defensive scramble when leadership only sees the number after it's already final. Bringing your CFO in months earlier, and translating claims trends and funding risk into language finance already uses, changes that same number from a surprise into a decision people helped shape. Self-funding isn't the riskier option: walking into a renewal with no claims data and no shared read on risk tolerance is. A fixed premium doesn't remove that risk, it just hides where it shows up. A simple exercise, ranking cost, benefits quality, team bandwidth, employee satisfaction, disruption tolerance, and risk tolerance against both a mild and severe renewal scenario, shows an organization exactly where its real flexibility sits before the number ever arrives.
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June 17, 2022
Tech and innovation
4 Healthcare Navigation Benefits Vendors Reducing Barriers to Healthcare Accessibility
Healthcare navigation vendors guide employees through every step of choosing and using their medical plans — from plan selection during open enrollment, to finding a provider, to addressing medical bills. Here are five healthcare navigation vendors making healthcare more accessible for employees.
June 10, 2022
Employee wellness
4 Benefits to Support Transgender Employees in Their Transition
A great trans-inclusive benefits offering can cover a range of care and services — from gender-affirming care, to financial wellness, to mental health support. Here are four benefits to support transgender employees through every step of their gender transition.
June 9, 2022
Working with brokers
“I Want to Be a Changemaker”: Meet Therese Rubio, Nava Partner
As a self-described data nerd, Therese Rubio brings a strategic approach to supporting clients throughout the benefits lifecycle. Learn more about Therese’s commitment to helping employees understand their healthcare, how she thinks brokers can take action to better support HR leaders, and her vision for the future of benefits.
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June 8, 2022
Announcements
Nava Benefits Has Raised a $40M Series B. Here’s What It Means for Our Mission to #FixHealthcare.
Nava Benefits is thrilled to announce that we have raised $40 million in Series B funding. Hear from our co-founders, Brandon Weber and Donald DeSantis, on what the Nava team has achieved in the last two years, and how we will use this investment to reach our mission to #FixHealthcare.
June 2, 2022
Working with brokers
“Brokers Can’t Be Afraid to Leave Our Comfort Zones”: Meet Bryan Davis, Nava’s National Practice Leader
As Nava Benefits’ National Practice Leader, Bryan Davis brings over two decades of benefits expertise to lead our Partner team in bringing healthcare benefits innovation to small and midsized employers. Hear from Bryan on why he chose to join Nava, how he perceives the role of technology in benefits brokerage, and why the status quo won’t work for brokers any longer.
June 2, 2022
Tech and innovation
4 Healthtech Benefits Vendors Led by Black Founders
Diversity in healthtech leadership is key to building a more equitable healthcare system. Here are four benefits vendors founded by Black entrepreneurs, providing support in a range of employee benefits categories — from mental health, to care services, to telehealth.
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May 27, 2022
Employee wellness
3 Employee Benefits to Support Mental Health (That Aren’t Mental Health Benefits)
Outside of traditional mental healthcare, there are many other employee benefits categories that support mental health and wellness. These benefits vendors offer services that impact mental wellbeing, including care services, financial wellness, and addiction benefits.
May 17, 2022
Employee wellness
6 Wellness Coaching Benefits Vendors to Support Mental Health
Wellness coaching services build personalized health and wellness plans to meet a range of unique needs, including mental health. Here are six wellness coaching benefits vendors that offer mental health support to employees.
May 13, 2022
Employee wellness
4 Meditation Benefits Vendors to Reduce Stress and Anxiety for Your Employees
Meditation has been linked to decreased feelings of stress and anxiety, and better overall mental health. Here are six meditation benefits helping employees adapt wellness practices into their daily life.
May 13, 2022
Tech and innovation
5 Mental Health Benefits Vendors Offering Telehealth Appointments
Through telehealth options, patients can connect with talk therapists and mental health providers virtually via video calls, text chat, or phone. Here are 5 mental health vendors that offer telehealth appointments as employee benefits.
