Benefit management

Employers should be prepared to adjust their plans and communication strategies during the outbreak.

“If we don't have a game plan for how to educate employees, everything is for naught,” says Nick Rockwell, president at Eastbridge Consulting Group.

Benefits advisers need to look beyond healthcare and traditional benefits to account for financial stress, mental health and other factors, experts say.

An effective benefits strategy should use tech to communicate and offer options for all employees.

Health care and financial benefit offerings are an opportunity to standout and remain competitive.

PwC decided to shut down their office for summer and winter holidays to give employees more time to recharge.

The company’s new telemedicine offerings put primary care and behavioral health services at members’ fingertips.

Don’t be seduced by style over substance, warn industry pros; more “human touches” are necessary to support decisions beyond latest apps or self-service tools.

With a narrow segment of workers accounting for the lion's share of healthcare spending, employers can no longer afford to treat all claimants the same.

The consulting firm partnered with an analytic company to help employers monitor the costs of specialty medications and opioid use in their health plans.