Employer Strategies

The legislation aims to improve security with increased access to lifetime income and simplify plan procedures for plan sponsors.

Patients are four times more likely to choose experienced clinicians over convenient locations when given compelling information and messaging.

With mergers such as CVS and Aetna as well as Optum and DaVita Medical in motion, business owners fear the deals may impact health plan strategies, Aon finds.

The engineer who was fired by Google after he criticized its diversity policies claims in a lawsuit that he and others at the internet giant were harassed over their conservative political views.

Association health plans will likely help smaller businesses level the playing field with larger organizations, but may also frustrate employees with limited healthcare options.

Tax-free withdrawals could outweigh an employer's match if early withdrawals are made for expenses like healthcare.

Advisers should help employers to reduce eligibility times and consider using gamification to communicate the benefit.

Companies can help workers succeed in their personal goals with the aid of easy-to-use tools, incentives and digital communications.

Compliance expert Dan Kuperstein sounds off on how the regulations work, how it affects companies and what businesses should do next.`

For agents, the days of identifying, offering and then helping clients select from a handful of broad-based options are in the rearview mirror.