Employer Strategies

Just one in-nine employees nearing retirement are confident in their ability to pay health care expenses.

Federal agencies release a slew of health care reform FAQs.

Fidelity Investments reports the average projected cost of health care expenses for retirees has gone down but cautions it’s not a trend.

Aflac report reveals sobering gap in employee readiness to take on the shift toward consumer-driven health.

ADA, ACA and DOMA are all expected to affect FMLA compliance.

To battle rising health care costs, Jackson Labs makes a big investment in a two-pronged approach combining a preferred provider along with building incentives into its plan design.

Immigration reform is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix a badly broken system, says one industry group.

All of the benefit summaries, including the new Summary of Benefits and Coverage, do not adequately explain the full effects of balance billing.

Teach for America uses a variety of communication methods to inform and encourage workers.

In 2012, nearly half (45%) of voluntary benefit premium came from rollover business, Transamerica Employee Benefits' Jeff Caldwell pointed out at a recent broker conference. The exploding growth of this market is due to many factors, such as an increase in the number of supplemental products available, the growing number of carriers offering voluntary benefits, and producers wanting to sell them, newer plan designs and revenue generation efforts, Caldwell, Transamerica's marketing director, explained.