On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 was signed into law and included the No Surprises Act (the Act). With so much guidance already published addressing… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
January 25, 2022
Communication, DOL, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, Prescription Drugsemployee benefits, health care benefits, health insurance, self-funded health insurance plan, self-insured plan
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Benefits practitioners have grown accustomed to headlines addressing the escalating costs of prescription drug spending. Despite concerted efforts, the cost of commonly prescribed brand-name drugs continues to grow at alarming… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
June 8, 2021
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, U.S.drug benefits, employee benefits survey, Health Care, health insurance, prescription drug benefits, prescription drug cost-containment, prescription drug costs, prescription drug plan, prescription drugs
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant implications for workplaces across the world, and employers and workers have needed to make difficult decisions regarding retirement, health and paid leave benefits. A new… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 4, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Retirementcoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, remote work, virtual mental health benefits, working from home
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Health care benefits remain a critical part of the relationship between employers and workers, especially during these times of rapid change and uncertainty. In addition to serving as an important… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
March 31, 2021
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, U.S., Wellnessdental, dental plan, dependent care, fertility health care benefits, Health Care, health care benefits, health care plan, health coverage, health insurance, health reimbursement arrangement, health savings account, mental health, mental health coverage, orthodontia, prescription drug benefits, prescription drug plan, prescription drug therapy, prescription drugs, self-funded health plans
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic implications for workplaces across Canada. A new report, Impact of COVID-19 on Pensions and Benefits in Canada, examines the myriad effects of the pandemic… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
July 16, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Mental Health, Prescription Drugscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, virtual care
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As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, some organizations adopted safer-at-home work environments, while others were deemed essential and saw their work shift from routine tasks to risk-taking heroics. Others were forced… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
May 13, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Prescription Drugscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, telehealth
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike any most employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to the workplace, including shifts to employees’ health care and retirement benefits. A… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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Grown-ups. Kids. Fathers. Mothers. Sisters. Brothers. The statistics are grim—the United States and Canada are the top two nations in the world in per capita consumption of prescription opioids, with… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
February 4, 2020
Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Wellnessopioid crisis, opioid use disorder
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If you watch television at all, you probably have a pretty keen awareness that there are all kinds of new and amazing drugs on the market these days. Some cure… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
December 12, 2019
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugshealth care costs, lifetime limit, specialty drugs, stop-loss insurance
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Have you ever taken a medication that didn’t work or, worse, made you sicker? Maybe you had to throw away a bottle of pills and go back to your doctor… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
June 20, 2019
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription DrugsPGx, pharmacogenetic testing, pharmacogenetics
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