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Promoting Health Equity: Six Best Practices for Employers

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

10 Dec 202410 Dec 2024

Offering health insurance benefits to employees is a key step toward ensuring that they have access to health care. However, employers likely need to take additional steps to guarantee health equity, particularly for marginalized populations, one expert says. In her article “Promoting […]

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Celebrating 50 Years of ERISA: An Interview With Phyllis Borzi

Anne Patterson

29 Aug 202429 Aug 2024

The traditional 50th anniversary gift is gold, and the latest Talking Benefits podcast episode shined just like the glittery metal, paying homage to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA was signed into law by Gerald Ford almost 50 […]

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It’s a Busy Time in Washington: What Plan Sponsors Should Care About

Anne Patterson

23 May 202423 May 2024

It’s been a busy time in Washington, D.C., with an array of regulatory releases since mid-March. Adding to the attention this space has already been drawing, the latest Talking Benefits podcast episode provides a run-down of what’s been happening so plan sponsors […]

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Family Forming Benefit Trends

Anne Patterson

28 Feb 202428 Feb 2024

The latest Talking Benefits podcast episode dives into family forming benefits, or any benefit that is helpful in assisting workers in starting or growing a family. It can take the form of a specific benefit offering or time off on either a […]

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Six Benefit Trends Making Our List for 2023

Anne Patterson

20 Dec 202320 Dec 2023

It’s THAT time of year, and the Talking Benefits pod squad is keeping up with our annual tradition of reviewing the top benefit trends of the year. We identified six big benefits trends that shaped our industry in 2023, and they are […]

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A Q&A on State-Facilitated Retirement Programs

Anne Patterson

13 Jul 202313 Jul 2023

For the past several years, the International Foundation has strategically focused on the topic of retirement security. The most recent Talking Benefits podcast episode covered one crucial way to help employees reach retirement security—by giving them access to a retirement plan. Podcast […]

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Talking Benefits Podcast: Riding the Investments Roller Coaster

Anne Patterson

08 Sep 202208 Sep 2022

The recent ups and downs of the stock market and the economy can be dizzying. In the latest podcast episode, my colleague Justin Held got the opportunity to talk to an investments guru (Sandy Lincoln, CEO at Lincoln Investment Perspectives, LLC) on […]

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New Talking Benefits Episode: Apprenticeship 101

Anne Patterson

24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022

Registered apprenticeships have played an essential role in the development of a highly trained workforce. These structured training programs combine on-the-job training with extensive technical instruction in a highly skilled occupation and are always evolving. In this Talking Benefits podcast episode, we […]

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What’s New with Mental Health Parity

Anne Patterson

23 Nov 202123 Nov 2021

In this Talking Benefits podcast episode, the pod squad wanted to highlight a topic that is timely for several reasons and might be a little confusing—mental health and substance use disorder parity in benefits. Podcast host Julie Stich welcomed Stephanie Patrick, senior […]

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Talking Benefits Podcast: Race, Gender and Social Impacts on Retirement

Anne Patterson

20 Jul 202120 Jul 2021

If you are a regular Talking Benefits podcast listener, you know that retirement security is a topic near and dear to the hearts of those working at the International Foundation. In addition, the Foundation has dedicated significant resources to DEI initiatives: educating […]