Healthcare

Employers and employees both say programs are necessary to help manage debt and prepare for retirement, but participation still lags.

It’s time for employers to lose the boring booklets and embrace innovative and entertaining ideas, Jellyvision’s Chad Schneider explained during EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

Employees are advised to start looking for coverage in the marketplace, which will be open for 2019 enrollment from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.

Employees can process their medical payments for hospital visits and serious illnesses faster with a new service from UnitedHealthcare.

The firm’s 3.5 million users can sign up with an interactive platform that provides information and a dash of humor.

The program, which launched earlier this year, has helped the company “stand out in a crowd of other employers,” its benefits manager said at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.

Retirees may have gotten out of the workforce too early if they are not yet eligible to claim health coverage through Medicare.

New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.

The firm’s 3.5 million users can sign up with an interactive platform that provides information and a dash of humor.