The telehealth boom is here to stay — and can help cut employers’ expenses
Employers will need to reexamine how they offer healthcare benefits.
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Digital at the center of growing pet insurance sector
Pet insurers are using the same tools as other insurtechs to meet the needs of pet owners.
Benefits Think Exploring employee mental health benefits? Here’s what to ask about clinical validations
If you ask these questions and vendors seem uncomfortable or avoid sending a response, it should be a red flag prompting you to look at other alternatives.
Valerie Hoffman
Meru Health
Sick leave isn’t always enough. Here’s why employers should be promoting income protection
When it comes to prioritizing their health, workers deserve to know about all of their options.
Pharmacies face extra audit burdens that threaten their existence
Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, suspended in-person audits because of COVID last year, shifting to virtual audits, allowing benefit managers to review — and potentially deny — more pharmacy claims than ever before.
A fine line: Customizable benefits may not be as helpful as you think
In an effort to give employees a more individualized selection, employers may be inadvertently setting them up for failure.
How The Mom Project is helping women maximize their retirement savings
Employees often ignore their 401(k)s when they change jobs, leaving valuable assets behind.
How student debt programs went from a nice perk to a critical benefit
U.S. student debt has reached $1.73 trillion and grows at a rate six-times faster than the economy.
The pandemic made telemedicine an instant hit. Patients and providers feel the growing pains
Major health systems, clinics and private practices alike pivoted swiftly to telemedicine during COVID-19, but video services were not equally prepared for the titanic influx in users.
End of COVID safety net sends gig workers back to square one
It took a pandemic for America’s army of gig workers to win access to some of the social protections that regular employees enjoy. Now they’re about to lose it again.
Your 401(k) plan could be burning down the rainforest
This company released a corporate report card so employees know what their retirement investments are going toward — and whether or not it lines up with their own values.
Benefits Think Online vision care is set to be the next ‘big thing’ in healthcare
Strategies for employers to leverage virtual care to ensure your vision benefits see peak utilization.
Antonio Moraes
XP Health
In ‘war for talent,’ bank employees gain upper hand
Banks are struggling to hire and retain workers in a tight labor market. To stay competitive, they are making concessions on wages and remote work that likely would have been unnecessary before the pandemic.
PTO alone can’t fix pandemic stress — how to better support employees and battle burnout
To better help workers manage stress, Paylocity CHRO Cheryl Johnson advises that employers better manage workloads and expectations, and keep communication transparent.
Alera Group scoops up Utah-based benefits provider in latest M&A deal
This is the insurance and wealth management firm’s third acquisition deal this month.
A new benefits debit card takes the guesswork out of knowing what your perks cost
If you want your employees to utilize their benefits, make paying for perks as simple as a swipe.
Fried chicken with a side of savings, please: KFC serves up a new financial wellness program to employees
The six-month matching program will help employees build up an emergency savings fund.
Benefits Think Will COVID-19 affect pension funding liabilities?
Looking ahead, there are many arguments that the overall changes brought about by the pandemic could serve to improve future lifespans.
Scott Kropf
Buck
Walmart makes college tuition free for its employees
The retailer's staff tuition plan previously cost $1 a day for eligible employees.
Castlight Health teams with Businessolver on new tech to help employees better understand their healthcare benefits
Employers must find better ways to help employees engage with their healthcare benefits and care options if they hope to combat rising healthcare costs.
