By: Kathy Bergstrom If families and caregivers are included, mental health problems and illnesses affect almost everyone in some way. According to the Mental Health Commission Canada, Making the Case… Read more >
December 3, 2014 Canada, Disease Management, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Wellness 0 Read more >
Holiday season commences this week. So begin the shopping lists, party planning and a generally festive feeling in the air. As it all comes to an end, most of us will… Read more >
November 25, 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory 0 Read more >
By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS The Affordable Care Act is big … and complicated … but there is another complicated act, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), that health administrators… Read more >
November 18, 2014 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health 0 Read more >
By: Ann Godsell, CEBS As Ebola becomes less prominent in headline news, it’s easy to bank on the deadly virus becoming a distant memory. While the threat of an Ebola… Read more >
November 13, 2014 Health Care, Human Resources (HR) 0 Read more >
I had the opportunity to meet with many of our Canadian members during the 47th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference in Calgary this past August. I wanted to find out how organizations… Read more >
November 6, 2014 Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Wellness 0 Read more >
By: Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS As I reported in an earlier blog, the second most popular member question received by information specialists during my 25-year tenure at the Foundation has been:… Read more >
November 4, 2014 Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Updates: On November 14, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it was extending the deadline for submitting 2014 enrollment counts for the transitional… Read more >
October 21, 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory 0 Read more >
By: Chris Vogel, CEBS If you’re a trustee or administrator of a self-funded or fully insured health and welfare plan covered by ERISA, be forewarned: The Department of Labor is… Read more >
October 16, 2014 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory 0 Read more >
By: Brenda Hofmann Do you hear that sound? If your workplace is like mine, you know what I’m talking about. It’s the guy sniffling over the cube wall or the… Read more >
October 8, 2014 Health Care, Human Resources (HR) 0 Read more >
By: Justin Held, CEBS Which offered benefit is the most appreciated or loved? Which benefit is the most successful with regard to engaging, attracting and retaining talent? Which benefit offering… Read more >
September 30, 2014 Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Paid Time Off (PTO), Pensions, Retirement, Vacation 0 Read more >