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Are your company´s pharmacy costs and health care premiums too high? Hear some tips on reducing pharmacy costs from Bob Nease, chief scientist at the pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. This is a standalone podcast.
October 9
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Despite the doom and gloom news dominating headlines today, worker's participation in employer-based retirement programs grew steadily in 2007, up for the first time since 1998. Data released by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) states that 41.5% of all workers participate in employer sponsored...
October 9 -
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, they say. In those terms, offering onsite flu shots is a good way to help employees stay healthy and reduce lost productivity and/or presenteeism wraught by flu season.
October 9 -
The 2008 election is shaping up to be one of the most, if not the most, controversial of our lifetime. Employers will want to know which candidate has the best policy for their business before deciding the for whom they will vote.
October 9 -
Experts seem to agree that, despite tough economic times, employers remain committed to their wellness and health management programs, even though some are holding off on adding higher-cost elements. Brian Passon, wellness consultant and director at Corporate Fitness and Health, explains why wellness...
October 8 -
Hewitt Associates expert Frank McArdle talks with associate editor McLean Robbins about what issues will most concern employers in the 2008 election. He also offers exclusive debate analysis.
October 8 -
In this fragile economic state, retirement plan participants need all the help they can get to protect their assets. To help you help them, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans have joined forces to educate employers about retirement scams...
October 8 -
A new national survey by Grant Thornton LLP reveals that 55% of CFOs say they have seen credit costs increase, and 64% have found credit more difficult to come by than one year ago.
October 8 -
Even before the long-simmering financial crisis exploded two weeks ago, most research on the subject showed that baby boomers (all 78 million of 'em) largely were delaying retirement. They were doing so for multiple reasons: feeling they still had something to contribute to the workforce, wanting to stay...
October 8 -
Being stuck on a train gives a person lots of time to think. Recently, it got EBN Editor Kelley Butler thinking about the importance of commuter benefits. Hear her impassioned plea.
October 7