Maintaining access to health insurance is a huge priority for both employers and employees right now. With some employers having to make hard decisions about layoffs, furloughs and terminations, one… Read more >
August 4, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S. 0 Read more >
With the pandemic limiting Canadians’ ability to access much-needed healthcare services, many organizations are looking for alternatives. The Impact of COVID-19 on Pensions and Benefits in Canada survey, conducted in… Read more >
July 23, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
Employers’ minds are swirling with what to do following recent developments in changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 and the recent United States Supreme… Read more >
July 8, 2020 ACA, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
A flexible spending account (FSA) is an individual account that can reimburse an employee for qualified medical expenses and work-related dependent care expenses. Is offering an FSA plan worthwhile? Let’s… Read more >
With the COVID-19 lockdown, many employees found themselves suddenly unable to access their usual healthcare providers—from general physicians to paramedical and mental health practitioners—and a solution was urgently needed to… Read more >
June 24, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
A recent International Foundation webcast Health on Demand Survey Results: Delivering the Right Digital Tools in the Right Way explored innovations in health and well-being utilizing the latest technologies, treatments and creative… Read more >
June 17, 2020 Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
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 >
June 9, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
Unless they had multiple members who contracted COVID-19, many health plans may have experienced a temporary reprieve from rising health care costs as plan participants delayed care while the country… Read more >
June 4, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
Telemedicine benefits have garnered increased attention during the COVID-19 pandemic as people look for ways to avoid going to the doctor or simply can’t get an appointment with their primary… Read more >
May 19, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
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 >
May 13, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >