Healthcare

Plan sponsors can take immediate steps to help hospitals ensure that employees, dependents -- and all patients –are in better shape after they leave the hospital than when they went in.

Employer clients that have yet to start preparing for the proposed changes are already falling behind, lawyer Tammy McCutchen said during SHRM’s legislative conference.

Why investment committees should be having discussions about environmental, social and governance criteria, a subset of socially responsible investing.

With rising healthcare costs hurting employers, adviser Mark Gaunya says it’s time for quality reform.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s OptumRx unit struck an agreement to ease customers’ access to drugs through Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s drugstores, a move to help the business compete with rival pharmacy benefit managers.

The international environmental consulting team offers employees access to mental health therapy 24/7 through its online Learn to Live system.

Benefit plan sponsors continue to evaluate the best-use scenarios for PBEs, says exchange head James Harmon.

Ted Benna, who was instrumental in designing early 401(k) plans, comes out of retirement to help small and mid-sized employers determine whether they’re getting their money’s worth from plan charges.

From fiscal assessments to a campaign to help employees shed their personal debt, the firm's program is all-encompassing.

Advisers can make use of these best practices to lower the costs and increase the effectiveness of employer disability programs.