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Jeff Smedsrud

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Jeff Smedsrud

Website: https://www.healthcare.com

Biography

Jeff Smedsrud is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HealthCare.com, the leading search engine and comparison tool for healthcare insurance plans. In his 30-year career, Jeff has built and grown health insurance marketing and business companies, and served as a healthcare reform advocate. Previously, Jeff was Chief Marketing Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President of The IHC Group, a publicly traded insurance holding company. Today Jeff serves on many nonprofit healthcare boards, including the Coalition of Affordable Health Coverage, and is a regular contributor to Healthcare Demystified, the HealthCare.com Blog.

ARTICLES BY Jeff Smedsrud

6 Things That Will Lower Employee Healthcare Costs in 2016

6 Things That Will Lower Employee Healthcare Costs in 2016

Healthcare laws have changed, and small businesses need to pay attention to these six opportunities that could help lower employee healthcare costs.

4 Remedies for Rising Employee Health Insurance Costs

4 Remedies for Rising Employee Health Insurance Costs

Health insurance isn’t getting cheaper for anyone involved—individuals, employers, or employees. But there are ways to reduce the pain and make healthcare more affordable.

5 Insanely Good Employee Health Resources to Help Your Startup

5 Insanely Good Employee Health Resources to Help Your Startup

Adding extra benefits and perks to your company benefit plan may seem daunting, but these great health resources can enrich your benefits package, win you "boss of the year" -- and will cost you virtually nothing.

How to Avoid Healthcare Plan Penalties While Helping Employees

How to Avoid Healthcare Plan Penalties While Helping Employees

No matter what you think of the Affordable Care Act, business owners have to confront it. Employers knew they would eventually have to deal with it. The time is now.