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Employers should already be focusing on getting ready for 2015 and it’s an adviser’s job to tell them this. The play-or-pay penalties will be enforced next January. Benefits lawyer Peter Marathas, of the firm Proskauer Rose and its Health Care Reform Task Force team, says there are three areas advisers need to sit down to prepare their clients for today. [Images: Fotolia]

When patients participate in medication synchronization programs through their local pharmacies, they tend to stay on their therapy programs for 103 more days each year and are 30% more likely to adhere to their prescription directions, according to a new study by the National Community Pharmacists Association.

The Workplace Benefits Renaissance will be held Feb. 24-26 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.

From the Midwest to Texas to the West Coast, these brokers are opening their doors to walk-ins who need help complying with the individual mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act. Will this store front trend catch on with others in the industry and, perhaps more importantly, is it sustainable?

To be a salesperson today isn’t easy — in fact, it’s difficult.

A federal district court judge has ruled in favor of the federal government in a lawsuit that claimed the Internal Revenue Service did not have the authority under the Affordable Care Act to write rules providing tax credits to individuals purchasing health insurance on the health insurance exchange set up by the federal government.

The Congressional Management Foundation talked to 163 senior managers in the U.S. House and Senate about staff retention for the coming year. The respondents said worries about salary freezes from budget cuts and transitioning employees to the Affordable Care Act’s public exchanges were top of their list for possible staff departures.

Safeway launched an online and mobile platform that uses web communities and anonymous peers to encourage individuals in their physical and mental health journeys. The social health platform offers employees and their families access to educational resources, health experts and peer support in condition-specific communities, including alcohol addiction, depression, heart health, cancer, stress reduction, diabetes, obesity, tobacco cessation and caregiver support.

When it comes to active financial saving, just 35% of employees around the world consider retirement a priority, according to a new study by consumer watchdog Nielsen.

Law firms, anesthesiologists and even the National Basketball Association are among the most generous employers when it comes to their 401(k) plans, according to investment research firm Brightscope.