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Health Plan Oncology Offerings—Designing the Best Possible Benefit

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

18 Jun 202418 Jun 2024

In recent years, various sources including SunLife and the Business Group on Health have reported that cancer leads high-cost health claims for self-funded plans. Claims data shows the top three diagnoses currently driving claims are cancer, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases. It’s no […]

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4 Commonly Asked Questions From Employers About the Coronavirus Vaccine

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

03 Feb 202103 Feb 2021

As they consider how to retransition back to an in-office environment, employers want to keep COVID-19 out of the workplace. In part one of our series on this subject, we discussed the issue of employers mandating the coronavirus vaccine or encouraging vaccination. […]

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Complying With Bill C-377

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

10 Jul 201524 Jul 2015

Now that the controversial Bill C-377 has received Royal Assent, how should benefit plan sponsors respond? The bill first must survive a potential change in majority rule following this fall’s federal election and anticipated legal challenges. If it remains intact, experts say sponsors […]