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The Wellness Emperor Has No Clothes is the theme of Al Lewiss and Vik Khannas writings, and it gets a new treatment in their latest book, Surviving Workplace Wellness. It paints a stark unflattering picture of the wellness sales industry.
January 23
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Employers are saving an average of $1,500 per worker in HSA-qualified health plan premiums, according to a 2013 survey by Kaiser and HRET. In 2012 alone, the Wells Fargo-administered HSA program saved U.S. businesses an additional $25 million in payroll taxes. This year, the total savings will top $40 million.
January 22 -
New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute says that the health savings accounts saw significant increases in 2013 when compared to employer-funded health reimbursement arrangements due to funding structures.
January 22 -
Vanguard is partnering with HelloWallet to offer financial education to employees within 401(k) plans that the Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment company administers, a firm spokesperson confirmed today.
January 22 -
CMS accelerated $90 million deal, rather than go through normal one-year bidding process, as it did not believe current contractor could complete work on urgently needed functionalities.
January 22 -
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board grew its defined benefit retirement portfolios assets by $7.9 billion in 2013 thanks to 15.2% investment return.
January 22 -
Health care exchanges and other issues related to the Affordable Care Act have garnered a great deal of attention. However, additional and less well-known ACA regulations went into effect on January 1. One of these impacts wellness programs, including the myriad initiatives employers have put in place to encourage employees to exercise, lose weight and otherwise improve their health to prevent illness, disability and its costs.
January 22 -
Target Corp. said it will end health insurance for part-time employees, joining Trader Joes Co., Home Depot Inc. and other retailers that have scaled back benefits in response to changes from Obamacare.
January 21 -
Financial Fitness surveyed nearly 24,000 employees to evaluate how the different generations are faring with retirement planning and expense management
January 21 -
Small-group employers are still particularly perplexed about their ACA options. Here are four options to leverage with these clients.
January 21
