Daniel Buckle
Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas
Member of the Insurance Council
Council Member Biography
Daniel Buckle is the Principal of Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas, an employee benefit consulting firm, where he has worked since July 2004. He has over 22 years of experience in designing health, dental, life, accident and disability programs for employers of all sizes. As an independent consultant Mr Buckle works with multiple insurance carriers including Aetna, CIGNA, United Healthcare, Blue Cross, Principal, Wellpoint, Metlife, Prudential, Unum Provident, and Guardian along with many others. Mr. Buckle is familiar with their strengths and weaknesses as well as how their current performance and products are perceived in the marketplace. Mr Buckle has held sales and management positions for three large insurance companies, most recently as National Sales Executive at CIGNA Group Insurance (leaving in 2004). Mr Buckle has extensive experience in the National Accounts Fortune 1000 marketplace. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2004 - present
- Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas
- 2003 - 2004
- National Account Sales Executive, CIGNA INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Daniel Buckle(?)
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PBM's Fail Employers with Mail
May 9, 2007
Daniel Buckle, Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas
Comparison of Mail Order with community Pharmacy Cost | www.amcp.org
Mail did not produce higher generic utilization rates or lower costs for employers who hired a PBM to accomplish both.
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Media Smells Blood at Big Pharma
April 2, 2007
Daniel Buckle, Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas
Under The Influence | www.cbsnews.com
60 Minutes aired its story last night on the impact of The Pharmaceutical Lobby in writing and passing Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.Over the course of the upcoming Presidential campaign the high cost of prescription drugs will become an issue and spill over into employer plans as well...
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March 28, 2007
Daniel Buckle, Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas
Employers Push Health Plans to integrate Onsite Health Centers With Care Management | www.aishealth.com
Edward Deming famous quote comes to mind as I read this mornings Industry Radar about employers pushing health insurers to either run or integrate with the on-site health centers they are either running or planning. hello Health Insurers--the choice is integrate or die. At what point will many of the...
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Florida Legislators Research on PBM Business Model
March 28, 2007
Daniel Buckle, Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas
Legislature Could consider Options to Address PBM Business Practices | www.oppaga.state.fl.us
The attention of state legislators to PBM business practices has implications for investors in the healthcare sector as well as the business models PBMS will use in the future.
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GLG Study Groups with Daniel Buckle(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Individual Life Insurance Brokers | 173 |
| Individual and Group Long Term Care Brokers | 68 |
| Generic Drug Economic Experts | 766 |
| Disease Management Program Brokers | 11 |
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