Add ease and efficiency to Open Enrollment... and life after OE!

We just implemented Maxwell Health (which fully integrates with our HRIS) and I'm delighted with the ease with which we now handle Open Enrollment. Employees are presented with their options, can easily compare various plans and make their selections immediately. I'm not asked to interpret plan offerings for employees, as the information is easily and clearly accessible on each plan. Costs are calculated immediately and after plans are selected and confirmed, the premium information flows automatically to payroll. No more payroll errors due to a manual process. Employees are happy with the ease of use and I'm happy with the ease of administration and with the timeliness and accuracy of payroll deductions. After Open Enrollment, employees continue to have access to detailed plan information and can check their EOBs, reprint their ID cards, manage Life Events and other tasks that formerly required my involvement. The Dashboard gives me quick update on the progress of enrollments and a variety of reports allow me to manage our Benefits program easily and efficiently. My only question is 'Why didn't we do this sooner!'.

Pros

Integration/synchronization with BambooHR employee data Vastly improved Open Enrollment due to the information available to employees and the ability to do a side-by-side comparison of plans during enrollment Automated new hire enrollment Simple, attractive and intuitive interface design Great support for the benefits administrator and for employees throughout the year The options available to employees to manage plan tasks from a single interface The options available to the benefits administrator to easily and efficiently manage employee enrollments and ongoing participation from a single interface The rich selection of reports Ease in supporting the employees throughout the year Bulk updates Automatic email notifications Smart phone integration

Cons

' Not all plans offer EDI, which adds a step to the enrollment process ' Currently updates to Maxwell do not sync with Bamboo; I am told this will change in the coming year o We must be careful that employees don't change demographic data in Maxwell without changing it in Bamboo as well o HR is notified that a change was made which mitigates the inconvenience

Easy benefits selection

Having one page to view and select all company benefits makes enrollment simple and having everything online eliminates the need to submit any paperwork to HR.

Pros

I like that it Maxwell Health makes it easy to compare and select benefits offered by my company. I can compare available health and commuter plans side by side and sign up for all benefits in one place during open enrollment. When selecting insurance options, links to policy documents are included, so I don't need to reference and navigate a separate page to view the plan details.

Cons

I wish that it were possible to submit requests to change/update benefits outside of open enrollment due to a change in life circumstances directly from the site. It would be very convenient to be able to notify our company admin through the portal directly.

earthwork module

seems to be functional, just getting our feet wwet with it.

Pros

should do what we want

Cons

would be helpful to include some free training with purchase.

Great Benefit Enrollment Platform For SMB

Pros

There are a lot of different benefit enrollment platforms in the market and I really have enjoyed working with Maxwell Health. They have great customer service and are always looking for ways to improve their software.

Cons

I wish there were more connections with other carriers. They also tend to focus more on companies that are around 1-150 lives. Typically with larger clients you'll need something to be more robust.

Efficient!

Pros

I love how easy this product is to use! It has saved us so much time in our on-boarding process. Everything is straightforward and all directions are given to our employees that use this product. It also makes our open enrollment process streamlined.

Cons

There have been a few changes to the dashboard recently, which has taken some time to get used to. Other than that, this product is great!