by ¶¶Òõapp | Apr 30, 2024 | Watko Blog
by Katie Mercurio April 30, 2024 As healthcare insurance costs continue to escalate, an increasing number of companies are contemplating the shift to self-funding their employee health insurance plans. Self-funding presents an attractive opportunity for businesses to...
by ¶¶Òõapp | Feb 29, 2024 | Watko Blog
by Katie Mercurio February 29, 2024 At Watko, a focus on growth is a basic characteristic of our work culture. Having a growth mindset allows us to serve our customers better by learning new ways to improve practices, impact vendor performance, and make a measurable...
by ¶¶Òõapp | Feb 1, 2024 | Watko Blog
by Greg Watkins February 1, 2024 I watched the Yogi Berra documentary on Netflix last night. If you haven’t watched it, there’s much to learn and it is very entertaining. His Yogi-isms and story in general are epic. Makes me think a lot about the way we run our...
by ¶¶Òõapp | Oct 26, 2023 | Watko Blog
by Katie Mercurio October 26, 2023 While it’s true that most self-funded health plans have over 200 employees, there are more creative self-funded plan options for smaller groups, including groups that have fewer than 10 employees. In fact, we have experienced...
by ¶¶Òõapp | Sep 6, 2023 | Watko Blog
by Katie Mercurio September 6, 2023 Every company is concerned about increasing costs across their business. Providing competitive benefits plans becomes more complicated as health costs increase. Many companies are spending as much as 50 percent of their health...