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August 26, 2026
Open enrollment
How your broker supports open enrollment: before, during, and after
Open enrollment is one of HR's busiest, highest-stakes stretches, and how smoothly it goes often comes down to what your broker's actually doing behind the scenes, not just the plan you signed at renewal. A good broker sets up and tests the enrollment platform, drafts or reviews employee communications, supports employee education, coordinates compliance notices like COBRA and ACA disclosures, and audits enrollment data once OE closes. Since employees spend very little time choosing a plan, that support directly shapes whether they end up in the right coverage. A few weeks before OE opens, ask your broker to walk you through their plan for each of these pieces so you know what to expect.
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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.
May 10, 2022
Employee benefits
8 Reasons Why Navanauts Love Working at Nava
Nava Benefits is thrilled to be included in Inc’s Best Workplaces 2022. From our supportive culture, to our cross-team brainstorms, to our willingness to experiment, Navanauts from across the organization weigh in on their favorite things about working at Nava.
May 10, 2022
Employee experience
A Great Workplace Culture Doesn’t Just Happen. It’s Built.
Nava Benefits is thrilled to be included in the Inc list of Best Workplaces 2022. But this didn’t happen overnight — we’ve been focused on making Nava a great place to work since day one. Our People Operations Senior Manager, Ilana Mauskopf, shares three ways that Nava takes an intentional approach to building an inclusive workplace culture.
April 27, 2022
Working with brokers
“Too Much of Healthcare Is All About the Dollar”: Meet Rick Livesay, Nava Partner
Nava Benefits is thrilled to welcome Rick Livesay to our Partner team. We sat down with Rick to get his full story — from his perspectives on what’s stalling innovation in healthcare, to how health-tech can solve problems for both patients and HR, to how brokers can help fix our healthcare system.
April 13, 2022
Employee benefits
6 Ways to Reduce Your Company’s Healthcare Spend
As medical insurance costs continue to skyrocket, small and midsize businesses are seeing the highest benefits renewal cost increases of any employer size. Guided by award-winning investigative journalist Marshall Allen and former SVP of Walmart Health Marcus Osborne, here’s your guide to reduce employer healthcare costs without sacrificing quality.
April 12, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Nick Severson, Client Manager
Meet Nick Severson, Client Manager at Nava. In his role, Nick works one-on-one with clients and their employees to help them navigate the complex world of benefits. Read on to learn more about how Nick got his start in benefits, his hidden talent for Open Enrollment presentations, and his favorite outdoorsy (yet techy) hobby.
April 12, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Allison Clark, Recruiter
Meet Allison Clark, Recruiter at Nava. In her role, Allison strives to cultivate the best possible candidate journey for all future Navanauts. Read on to learn more about her career journey from tech sales to recruiting, her favorite part of Nava’s culture, and her “controversial” take on wearing shoes inside.
April 12, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Micky Nguyễn, Benefits Analyst
Meet Micky Nguyễn, Benefits Analyst at Nava. In her role, Micky supports clients with day-to-day servicing, renewals, open enrollment, communications — basically all things benefits. Read on to learn more about her career in benefits brokerage, dedication to Nava’s mission to #FixHealthcare, and dream dinner guest.
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March 24, 2022
Employee benefits
How to Lower Your Healthcare Costs (the Easy Way), According to Award-Winning Journalist Marshall Allen
Saving money on healthcare is more than just possible — with the right tools and knowledge, it can be easy. Award-winning investigative journalist Marshall Allen shares his tricks of the trade on how to lower your medical costs, unpacking everything from insurance plan mark-ups, to itemized healthcare bills, to disputing unnecessary claims. Business leaders and HR community, share this with your employees to help them become more informed in navigating healthcare costs.
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March 14, 2022
Employee wellness
4 Innovative Financial Wellness Benefits Vendors to Help Employees Level Up Their Budget Game
Financial wellness benefits help employees navigate the money maze, budget for expenses, and meet their financial goals. Here are four innovative financial wellness vendors you should have on your radar.
