Health care costs growing despite slower-rising premiums
Stagnant wages and cost-shifting are putting more financial burden on employees, study says.
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Mike Nesper
Mike Nesper
Freelance Writer
Financial wellness here to stay
Industry experts offer tips to create a program and help employees save for the future.
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Mike Nesper
Voluntary benefits increasingly important to employers
Some still confused by the ACA and look to advisers for guidance, help implementing plans.
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Mike Nesper
Whats the value of onsite clinics?
These facilities can reduce health care costs and improve employee productivity, survey finds.
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Mike Nesper
Is workplace wellness a myth?
Hectic work schedules and lack of communication are hurting workplace wellness programs. How can benefit advisers help?
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Mike Nesper
CDHPs encourage employee engagement, education
Employees with consumer-driven health plans are more likely to use educational resources and seek advice from a benefit adviser prior to selecting a plan, new research shows.
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Mike Nesper
Government releases Form 5500 changes
Adjustments include how termination, active participant and multiple-employer plan information is reported.
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Mike Nesper
How to effectively use and discuss technology
Employers are shifting toward one platform to manage their benefits and HR, but communicating plans to employees is more difficult due to the ACA.
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Mike Nesper
The year in retirement
2014 brought increased emphasis on retirement plans as employers are offering more engaging tools and creating a more holistic view of benefit offerings.
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Mike Nesper
Planning for a successful transition of leadership
A plan needs to be established for replacing business owners and/or C-suite executives to ensure a smooth transition and to keep the company sustainable and thriving.
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Mike Nesper
Wellness programs adopt outside-the-box solutions
The year in wellness: Wearable devices, outcomes-based incentives and social media have helped shape wellness in the workplace in 2014.
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Mike Nesper
New non-insurance benefits hit the market
More employers are offering products like roadside assistance and telemedicine to their employees, as well as new voluntary offerings not seen before.
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Mike Nesper
Exchange-traded funds gaining popularity
Low cost, no minimum investment and daily trading are reasons for their increased use over the past 10 years.
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Mike Nesper
Health plans to hold steady in 2015
Wellness programs are gaining popularity and the Cadillac tax is still a mystery for many employers, but no major changes to benefits are expected next year, study says.
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Mike Nesper
Expect delay for new fiduciary definition
While its on the DOL agenda for January, many in the industry anticipate additional postponements before the new rule is released.
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Mike Nesper
ACA lawsuit could have implications beyond health care
No short-term effects are expected from House GOPs ACA subsidy lawsuit, but industry experts expect long-term implications on presidential authority and upcoming elections.
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Mike Nesper
Americans find only 3 things less satisfying than health insurance
Health insurance industry has lowest satisfaction rating in nearly a decade, report says.
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Mike Nesper
Insurance carrier requires ACA exchange certification for all its agents
Blue Cross Blue Shield is requiring all agents in the individual market in one state be certified to sell in the states federally facilitated marketplace even those who only sell outside of the exchange.
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Mike Nesper
Midsize employers still baffled by the ACA
One-third of business owners have no plan to control health care costs, however, most plan to handle their benefits strategies on their own, study finds.
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Mike Nesper
Streamlining America’s ‘broken’ primary care industry
Focusing on quality of care, data analytics tools and consumer-oriented websites are innovations discussed at National Business Coalition on Health conference.
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Mike Nesper