Healthcare

Employers shifting from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans has made putting money away more complicated.

The company’s employer clients can now offer a suite of wellness classes to their employees as a way to further invest in their overall well-being.

Without a Democratic majority in the Senate, Biden as president could not likely advance many of his top health agenda items — including lowering the eligibility age for Medicare to 60 and expanding financial assistance for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Workplace professionals at Zynga, Meredith, the Nashville Public Schools system and the city of Azusa, California, redefine crucial benefit offerings during a national crisis.

Meredith’s Tim O'Neil wins the 2020 Benny Award as the Editor's Pick for his work of improving employees’ overall wellness, adapting benefits in times of crisis.

When the pandemic hit, Benny award winner Bryan Aycock expanded his firm’s benefits programs and ramped up new initiatives to support Zynga employees.

David Hines, the 2020 Healthcare Benny Award winner, helped school employees pay zero out-of-pocket costs to have a baby.

Employees often don’t take advantage of supplemental insurance because of the difficulty of the claims process.

“The urgency has never been greater than it is now to provide holistic mental health services,” says Joe Grasso, clinical director of partnerships at Lyra Health.

In order to discern which health plans offer the best bang for member bucks, benefit advisers need to understand the economics of healthcare today.