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Investing in community, dependent health leads to a more productive workforce, says advocacy group HWHC.

Advisers should prepare to work with companies who say they are considering major plan shifts this year to stay ACA compliant while still attracting and retaining talent.

Delivery system reform and improved population health are two areas of the Affordable Care Act that haven’t received as much attention from employers as the Cadillac tax, said Kathleen Sebelius, former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services this week at an NBGH conference.

Premium increases continue to motivate employers to consider cost-saving solutions they previously may have shunned, says Arthur J. Gallagher’s Paul Fetterolf.

The market for wearable wellness is growing but workers are still reluctant to share the data from the devices with their employers.

As companies strive to find new and better ways to attract and retain skilled workers, some are exploring student loan debt repayment as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition.

In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, health plan sponsors can breathe a sigh of relief knowing they will not be subject to burdensome state reporting rules.

Professional certifications help make it clear to clients that you know what you are talking about.

How brokers can help businesses with heavy seasonality face unique benefit challenges.

Advisers should focus on working with employers to utilize smart benefits technology to create individualized programs that appeal to every worker.

Employers need to analyze their workforce and then find out from employees – through whatever means possible – what benefits are working for them and which aren’t.

But when it comes to sharing the medical data collected by these technologies, they are keeping their employers at arm’s length.

Reviewing a plan provider’s SOC 1 report helps employers determine that the service organization has the necessary controls in place to track the benefit plan’s investments and transactions.

Employer-sponsored health improvement programs must strive to include sleep as a key element of good health. Here are three strategies benefit managers can use to encourage better sleep habits among workers.

Employers are planning on making big changes to their benefits plans this year as they look to stay ACA compliant while still attracting and retaining talent.

Workers who are stressed about finances are absent on average 3.5 days per year, compared to 1.9 days for those who are not stressed about money, pointing to a need for more robust workplace financial wellness programs.

How employers design benefit packages is changing, leading many to rely on their brokers more than ever before, says Rodger Bayne.

The high court rules Vermont cannot force self-insured plans governed by ERISA to release data on the insurance payouts.

Expert panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance event say clients are now receptive to telemedicine, self-funding and other solutions they previously dismissed.

Employees can get tips on how to improve their 401(k) savings curve by taking small, manageable steps and other important advise.