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The economic burden of illness is highest for hypertension – $392 per eligible employee – compared to nine other conditions, including heart disease, depression and mental illness, and arthritis, according to some research.

Commentary: If the owner/seller has a management team that can’t sustain the growth of the company without his personal involvement, the business represents little value to a buyer.

Commentary: Why exclude an individual if they want to sign up for short-term disability on their Xbox or refrigerator’s Wi-Fi enabled display? This is what people expect in 2015.

Even with an employer match, many employees still choose not to contribute to their 401(k) plan.

Jiff CEO Derek Newell discusses the role data analytics plays in reducing health care costs as well as the company’s relationship with benefit brokers.

Those calling for repeal of the Affordable Care Act are split on what to do should the law be repealed.

It’s increasingly clear that employers must deliver a consumer-grade experience to employees on many levels, including benefits communication.

Satisfaction with supermarket and chain drug store pharmacies has increased slightly, while satisfaction with mail-order pharmacies has decreased.

Advisers need to help clients understand their workforce, outline clear objectives and communicate effectively if employers want to establish a successful wellness program.

The employee purchase program vendor enters the financial wellness space with a new service.

The Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges primarily affects the administration of benefits and almost exclusively applies to employers in those states that previously did not recognize same-sex marriage.

Commentary: Is the way I think hurting my business, or is there a lot of groupthink going on? Should I do the opposite of what I think, like Seinfeld’s George Costanza, asks Joe Markland.

Commentary: Good faith effort, transition relief, 30-day extension and other safety nets for 6055 and 6066 tax filing.

Digital tools are changing the way companies measure the effectiveness of benefit communications.

Despite the wide range of cannabis program laws, consistent themes have begun to emerge.

Commentary: If an employer’s policy is unclear — or doesn’t exist — employees may be able to claim they are entitled to payment for their accrued but unused vacation upon termination.

Commentary: EBA columnist Nelson Griswold says benefits RFPs are universally awful and HR should abandon them. Advisers, he says, should also be wary of them.

The National Institute on Retirement Security takes issue with a recent Manhattan Institute report on pensions, saying it is irrelevant and highly flawed.

Public health insurance exchange decision support tools improved somewhat in year two open enrollment compared to year one, but still have a way to go, research shows.

A successful employee benefit program has to be in harmony with the culture of the organization.