Benefits Think

Leading advisers are able to reduce the cost of employee healthcare by taking a vested interest in the quality and expense of medical treatment.

HR professionals should sharpen their communication skills when talking to employees about healthcare in 2018.

Over the course of one afternoon, the NLRB recently issued two decisions that together overturned several of the Obama administration’s most polemic legal positions under the NLRA.

Employers should communicate with employees about flexible spending account deadlines and how they can spend their dollars before the clock runs out.

Employers should ask themselves how they are handling the Cadillac tax, if there is financial mischief occurring with pharmacy rebates and if they should amend plan documentation.

Telehealth will tackle behavioral health, second opinions for cancer and more, says Teladoc’s Dan Trencher.

Benefits such as student loan repayment, pay cards, and even direct bill paying are rising in popularity and could have payroll providers acting more like banks.

Knowing when to hire outside help is key to a success for program rollout, says Anne Marie Kirby, CEO of CoreHelath Technologies.

Employers should work to prevent the spread of illness in the office by offering shots at on-site locations and dispelling common misconceptions about the vaccine.

Understanding participant needs means having the courage to directly ask what topics are the most pressing, and then address them.