Healthcare

Employees have a choice of speaking with either a live financial planner or access virtual advice in a forthcoming fiscal health service.

This rural-Missouri adviser won deep discounts from local-area providers for the benefit of her self-funded and group captive clients.

A new report by Benefitfocus shows differences in healthcare cost across the U.S. and how HDHP participation continues to increase yet out-of-pocket cost continues to rise as well.

An officers’ association had many challenges — the first one was getting retirees to stop losing tax-exempt money.

By helping employees make better choices, advisers can help clients get more out of their benefits investment.

If a third-party administrator makes an error, it can be very expensive for the plan sponsor and investment adviser.

Employees who think they have lost their retirement assets are advised to seek help from the DOL or nonprofit pension counseling centers funded by HHS.

Employers should consider these programs to help control medical expenses while maintaining employee coverage levels.

To stay two steps ahead of the herd, advisers should seek out partners with a complimentary set of skills.

Tim Doherty, head of Pinnacle HR Solutions, seeks out employers with a strategic view of health benefits.