Over the next ten years, health care spending in the United States is projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.4%. In response to the cost escalation, plan sponsors… Read more >
January 27, 2021 Disease Management, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Mental Health, U.S. 0 Read more >
The changes to the health care system brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are creating a new set of risks and opportunities for health care purchasers and plan sponsors, some… Read more >
November 5, 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 >
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 >
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the… Read more >
April 21, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), 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 >
September 25, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
The use of telemedicine in employer-sponsored health coverage is relatively new and in my research for an International Foundation member, I found some case studies and vendor reports on employer… Read more >
August 31, 2016 Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >