Healthcare

Reviewing a plan provider’s SOC 1 report helps employers determine that the service organization has the necessary controls in place to track the benefit plan’s investments and transactions.

Employer-sponsored health improvement programs must strive to include sleep as a key element of good health. Here are three strategies benefit managers can use to encourage better sleep habits among workers.

Employers are planning on making big changes to their benefits plans this year as they look to stay ACA compliant while still attracting and retaining talent.

Workers who are stressed about finances are absent on average 3.5 days per year, compared to 1.9 days for those who are not stressed about money, pointing to a need for more robust workplace financial wellness programs.

How employers design benefit packages is changing, leading many to rely on their brokers more than ever before, says Rodger Bayne.

The high court rules Vermont cannot force self-insured plans governed by ERISA to release data on the insurance payouts.

Expert panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance event say clients are now receptive to telemedicine, self-funding and other solutions they previously dismissed.

Employees can get tips on how to improve their 401(k) savings curve by taking small, manageable steps and other important advise.

Professional Employer Organizations help SMBs focus on building their companies while still maintaining day-to-day control over managing employees.

Has the benefits industry made compliance more complicated than necessary?