Totem Blogs
Whether you’re a public school district or a private sector client, we use data-driven solutions and personalized service to help you offer employees better benefits for your people and your bottom line.
Take a New Approach to Your Employee Benefits Strategy
Employee benefits packages are more than a necessity — they’re a cost-effective way to level up your recruiting and retention strategies. But the...
Introduce Optimized Benefits into your Employment Recruitment Strategies
If there’s one thing we want to leave behind in 2022, it’s the “Great Resignation.” And while it may be slowing down, we know that employment...
Benefits are Important (and the Solution to these 3 HR Obstacles)
Employee benefits are important. Why? Because when optimized, your employee benefits package has the potential to be your best ROI. At Totem, we...
Totem Awarded as an Inc. Magazine Best Workplace for Second Consecutive Year
We are thrilled to share that Totem is on Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list for the second year in a row. We pride ourselves on the unrelenting...
Healthcare Trends Hurting Employers
Healthcare trends may come and go, but their impacts can be everlasting. New healthcare trends pop up every year, and some of them stick around for...
The Unsung Hero of the Talent War: Benefits
You’re fighting the battle of the century. Your goal? To retain your company’s top talent and recruit employees who want to be a part of your team....
The Four Pillars of High-Quality Health Plans
We disrupt the employee benefits space. It’s who we are. It’s what we do. Our consulting team works to continually improve the quality of healthcare...
Why Quality Matters for Self-Funded Health Plans
The secret to fixing healthcare and suppressing cost inflation? First, here’s what isn't the answer: Big box consultants HDHPs Reference-based...
Myth Busters: Self-Funded Health Plans Edition
We’ve broken down the difference between self-funded health plans and fully insured plans, and now we’re ready to address some common myths...
Results Totem delivers
10.5%
decrease in turnover
8-29%
savings in
medical spend
12.5%
increase in perception of benefits
700%
increase in employee engagement