Healthcare

The perk, which is growing in popularity, can decrease real estate costs as well as employee absenteeism and turnover.

With nearly half of retirees saying medical costs is their biggest concern, employers are beefing up voluntary benefits and promoting HSAs to help employees prepare for their post-work years.

Employers should reach employees where they are by incorporating solutions to current financial problems into the retirement saving process.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.

Long-term care insurance is a blind spot for most consultants, but neglecting it leaves employees open to huge financial risk, says adviser William Upson.

The importance of increasing plan member payment contributions is cited as a driving factor in stemming rising costs by benefit insurance brokerage and consulting firm EPIC.

First seen as a silver bullet to cut costs, consultants now know the true value of the platform, Willis Towers Watson mid-market exchange head Rob Harkins says.

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

Benefits to adding an in-person assistant to a wellness program include personalized interactions with better feedback.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.