“Information is growing faster than we can handle and analyze efficiently, and medical data is expected to double every 73 days by 2020,” says Nathalie Le Prohon, vice president, health… Read more >
September 19, 2018 Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
With open enrollment season here, health insurance—and its costs—are hot topics. Wondering how your organization’s health care offerings compare to your peers’? A new report, Employee Benefits Survey: 2018 Results, examines… Read more >
September 11, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
The opioid crisis has far-reaching impacts in both the United States and Canada, including the workforce. John S. Gaal, Ed.D., director of training for St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council,… Read more >
September 5, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Although the number of retiree health plans has been declining in recent years, there are still plenty of employers looking for cost-effective and flexible options to cover retirees aged 65… Read more >
August 30, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to know… Read more >
August 23, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources 2 Read more >
Short-term limited-duration health insurance just got longer and less limited. What happened? On August 2, 2018, the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services released a final… Read more >
It was big Affordable Care Act (ACA) news at the end of 2017 when the newly enacted tax reform law included a provision to drop the individual mandate penalty to… Read more >
July 26, 2018 ACA, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
Association health plans (AHPs) are not new. So why are they now in the news? Recent federal regulations make it easier for groups of employers and small business owners with… Read more >
Transgender-inclusive health care benefit offerings are on the rise, according to a new survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Up from 12 percent in 2016, 29 percent… Read more >
June 20, 2018 Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, HR, Human Resources 0 Read more >
More and more employers are seeking cost savings by discouraging or blocking employees from enrolling their spouses in the employer’s health plan. Here’s what you need to know about the… Read more >