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The things we'd want to know if we were buying this.
Written for the person doing the evaluation, not for a search engine. Where an answer is unflattering to us, it says so.
GuideEmployers · 7 min read
Back-up care for companies under 1,000 employees
Why the enterprise providers set minimums you can't meet, what's actually different at your size, and how to buy it anyway.
ExplainerEmployers · 6 min read
How much does back-up care cost per employee?
The three pricing structures in this category, what drives the number, and the questions that get you a real quote instead of a range.
Buyer's guideEmployers · 9 min read
What to ask a back-up care vendor
Fourteen questions, the answers that should worry you, and the two metrics that matter more than everything else on the demo.
ExplainerEmployers · 8 min read
Back-up elder care: what it covers and what it doesn't
The fastest-growing back-up care need, the hard line between companion care and skilled nursing, and how to tell which one your employee actually needs.
ExplainerEmployers · 5 min read
Back-up care vs. dependent care FSA — how they work together
They solve different problems and most employees don't know it. A plain comparison, plus how a copay interacts with an FSA.
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