Employer Strategies

Digital onboarding, personalized benefit videos and Apple Pay capabilities for health savings accounts will be available for employees enrolled in employer-sponsored UHC plans.

Cost and lack of understanding are the top reasons employers don’t provide perks to their workers.

Human-machine balance, personalized communications and hospital indemnity are among the offerings expected to grow next year, according to MetLife.

Workers have an option to stash their bonus in their 401(k), but doing it may not be a good idea.

Self-funding, Form 5550s and picking the right HSA vendor are some topics employers should consider in the coming year.

Employers must fine-tune their health benefit strategies to address the specific requirements of the largest workforce generation.

The problem can result in financial burdens and lost productivity for employees, but companies can provide support services and tools, including an advocacy service through the benefits plan.

This could include providing employees with a flexible schedule to attend doctors’ appointments and/or adjusting their workload.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act removed employer deductions for most commuting expenses, including for tax-exempt companies.

Benefit groups applaud inclusion of the measure in House bill, expect it will still pass when Congress eventually reaches a deal.