Healthcare

From rising HSA balances and increased 401(k) contribution limits to student loan benefits and EAPs, these trends should make both employers and employees feel grateful.

From rising HSA balances and increased 401(k) contribution limits to student loan benefits and EAPs, these trends should make both advisers, employers and employees feel grateful.

Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% next year, but some retirees will not see a rise in their retirement paycheck because of Medicare's hold-harmless provision.

The drugstore chain and insurer are in early talks about taking equity stakes in each other, The Wall Street Journal reported.

With the help of artificial intelligence, a new digital tool called MyKlovr predicts the likelihood of students getting accepted to the schools they want — and helps them increase those chances.

That cost “is greater than the combined revenues of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, eBay and Adobe,” says Integrated Benefits Institute President Thomas Parry.

With workers harder to find and the ACA's tax on generous coverage postponed, employers are hitting pause on a feature of job-based medical insurance much hated by employees: the high-deductible health plan.

Employers, pay attention: These areas rank low when it comes to health costs, access and outcomes, according to Wallethub analysis.

Employers need to ensure their adviser is providing the most value. If not, it may be time to reevaluate.

Healthcare quality, literacy and employee engagement are key concerns for employers, said experts at the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions' annual forum.