
Bruce Shutan
Contributing writerBruce Shutan is an Employee Benefit News contributing writer based in Portland, Oregon.

Bruce Shutan is an Employee Benefit News contributing writer based in Portland, Oregon.
Espresa aims to boost employee participation, engagement, satisfaction and ROI en route to raising the bar on talent management.
Latest Ultimate Software tool features filtering preferences and educational content alongside simpler benefits admin.
Espresa aims to boost employee participation, engagement, satisfaction and ROI en route to raising the bar on talent management.
Latest Ultimate Software tool features filtering preferences and educational content alongside simpler benefits admin.
The insurer’s 25% reduction in painkiller scripts nearly a year ahead of schedule sets new tone for managing national epidemic, catches large brokerage’s attention.
The insurer’s 25% reduction in painkiller scripts nearly a year ahead of schedule sets new tone for managing national epidemic, catches large brokerage’s attention.
Connecting employer clients with unusual or onsite offerings along the nontraditional benefits path serve as a differentiator and burnish client relations.
Employees and others are ill-prepared to meet their long-term care expenses. But government regulations and insurer indifference are exacerbating the problem.
But many advisers remain optimistic that the three-way partnership will succeed at restructuring healthcare costs.
The vendor’s Dayforce timekeeping features are said to be well suited to clients with an hourly workforce.
Participation among millennials has soared to 76%, according to Benefitfocus.
But a recent study finds that despite rising engagement levels making smart healthcare purchase decisions is still a struggle.
For advisers, these best practices can help their clients maximize employee engagement.
Participation rates are way up, presenting advisers with new opportunities.
EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.
EBRI analysis of five surveys show enrollment trending down over the past decade, but bullish signs persist.
The northern California benefit adviser rolls out a Spanish language division to better serve its clients workforce.
By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.
By tying its clinical database to physicians’ EHR systems, the drug chain hopes to avoid patient sticker shock and prescription abandonment at the point of sale.
Three hundred large hospital systems are teaming up to control rising drug costs. But even their firepower might not be enough.