About Anne Patterson
Social Marketing and Communications Strategist at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation Product: The innovative member survey efforts and results from the research team.
Benefits-Telated Topics That Interest Her Most: Health care, nontraditional wellness initiatives, employee benefit communication.
Personal Insight: It’s all about balance with Anne. She loves to run and enjoys a good culinary adventure. She’ll jump at the chance to travel or to spend fun times with family and friends, but she’ll also take time to catch her breath with an occasional Netflix binge or diving into a classic novel.
If this year has proven anything, it’s that nobody has a crystal ball (or one that works anyway!) Last December 2020, the Talking Benefits podcast team made some predictions for… Read more >
Anne Patterson
December 22, 2020
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.employee benefits, podcast
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As we wait to close the rocky chapter that is 2020, a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits Survey: 2020 Results, examines the big… Read more >
Anne Patterson
December 15, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, U.S.domestic partner benefits, employee benefit trends, Juneteenth, mental health in the workplace, telemedicine, working from home
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This month, the podcast team switched things up a bit and played a game called Benefit Beatz, which challenged each host to find the most employee benefits ties to their… Read more >
Anne Patterson
October 20, 2020
Employee Benefits, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.podcast
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Every year around this time, the pressure is on! Employees are asked to make important health care coverage selections during open enrollment, and these decisions are a big deal. Employees,… Read more >
Anne Patterson
October 13, 2020
Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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As if open enrollment wasn’t already challenging, 2020 is throwing employers and employees for a loop. The latest International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans survey report, Trends in Benefit Open… Read more >
Anne Patterson
September 22, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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The International Foundation recently surveyed employers and plan sponsors about benefit communication for an upcoming report (watch for it soon—called Trends in Benefit Open Enrollment and Communication), and tons of… Read more >
Anne Patterson
September 9, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, open enrollment
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This month, the Talking Benefits team and I chatted about a topic that was important before the coronavirus pandemic but is feeling more relevant now amid new stressors and uncertainty—SLEEP…. Read more >
Anne Patterson
August 5, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S., WellnessCOVID-19, employee wellness, podcast, sleep
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My fellow Talking Benefits podcasters and I recently got together for another COVID-19–related episode to discuss an evolving topic—psychological considerations for returning to the workplace. As some employees are getting called back… Read more >
Anne Patterson
July 13, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Talking Benefits Podcast, Wellnesscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, return to work
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I recently joined my fellow Talking Benefits podcasters for another COVID-19-related episode, and this time we dove into health plan changes employers are making in response to the pandemic. By… Read more >
Anne Patterson
June 9, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Talking Benefits Podcastcoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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Just like the rest of the world, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our workflow at the International Foundation, and my fellow hosts and I found it necessary to take a… Read more >
Anne Patterson
June 3, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement, Talking Benefits PodcastCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19
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