The domestic steel producer saw savings of $870,000 after it initiated Castlight’s health navigation platform.

Self-funding consultant Bill Geraci of MAGIC employs a range of plan management strategies designed to drive down expense and improve healthcare.

Many workers are not financially stable and not prepared for retirement, according to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, resulting in an increase in onsite financial programs.

The new tax law lowers the tax rates for many investors, allowing clients to enhance tax savings on the converted amount.

Here’s why it’s important: When it comes to benefit plan cost management, pennies make nickels and nickels make quarters.

The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.

Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has advisers grappling with new business strategies and tactics.

Plan sponsors and advisers: “It is important to realize that three or four years from now, what is done today will be examined, and it needs to be done with a good standard of care and mitigation of conflicts of interest.”

Cloud migration is among the forces altering the human resources technology consulting landscape, says Deloitte’s Christa Manning.

The domestic steel producer saw savings of $870,000 after it initiated Castlight’s health navigation platform.

Copyrights tend to be company property while inventions tend to belong to the worker, making agreements necessary to ensure the employer obtains possible rights.

This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.

Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.

Seniors need to be mindful of enrollment deadlines with Medicare.

New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.

Although red-flagged cases percentage of ineligible plan participants may be in single digits, wasted dollars add up and could fund other benefits if uncovered.

An estimated 126.6 million Americans suffer chronic physical pain, yet 35% of surgeries are not necessary leading to billions of employer dollars going to waste.

The measures would increase plan design flexibility for high-deductible plans and could have a large impact on employee enrollment if they become law.

Employee Benefit News’ annual Benny Awards recognize professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the employee benefits/human resources field.

Forget Biggest Loser-style competitions and healthy snacks. It’s time to focus on chronic diseases and lifestyle changes.