U.S. health giants form startup to share, analyze patient data
The startup will streamline efforts to analyze anonymous data to improve care, develop better therapies and drugs, and promote more equitable treatment of underrepresented groups.
Employee benefits
Benefits Think Beware of fees when offering early payroll access
In an effort to help workers face the rising cost of living, but still see stagnant wages, many employers embraced technologies that offer Earned Wage Access.
Alaa Pasha
Instant Financial
5 steps to creating a disability inclusive workplace
Organizations need to open themselves up to news ways of thinking about hiring and including disabled employees.
What’s in store for the future of work
EBN's January/February digital cover dives into the top issues facing employers in 2021.
Voya finds employees still don’t understand their benefits
Voya’s Andrew Frend discusses how employers can do a better job of educating workers about their benefits.
Aetna expands coverage to include a gender-affirming procedure
While Aetna and several other insurance companies do cover the cost of gender-reassignment surgeries, the pool of companies offering coverage is declining.
Goldman Sachs adds benefit to help employees go green
Remote work is increasing energy consumption in U.S. homes, but employees have the opportunity to switch to clean energy.
Prudential finds employees want universal paid leave policies
Employees agree that their benefits have grown in importance since the start of the pandemic.
Morgan Stanley talks financial wellness in free virtual event
HR pros and brokers will learn how financial wellness is connected to mental and physical health during this three-day virtual event.
Free food and fitness are out as employers rethink their benefits
Employees are eager for wellness benefits that support them with mental health, stress management and other pandemic-caused challenges.
Wellthy helps employee caregivers access COVID-19 vaccine
Employers want resources to get employees and their families vaccinated against COVID-19.
White Paper Predictions for the future of benefits: Reshaping healthcare in a post-COVID world
Discover what many of your clients’ employees want and expect from their benefits this year.
Benefits Think Nudge theory can help strengthen financial wellness initiatives
Just 23% of employees surveyed felt their employers were making a “significant effort” on financial wellness, and only 20% of employees expressed the same sentiment about retirement preparedness.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
Pandemic PTO: Why ‘staycations’ are vital to employee mental health
Employees are reluctant to use their vacation days; workplace experts share creative ideas to help make the most of pandemic PTO.
Self-insured healthcare could be the answer to your budget problems
A third-party administrator advises employers on factors to consider before switching from traditional insurance.
Benefits Think The top disruptive benefit trends to watch in 2021
Innovative advisers are driving two disruptive benefits trends that both improve the quality of care and reduce year-over-year healthcare costs.
Buoy Health launches tool to gauge employee vaccine concerns
Currently, less than 8% of the American population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New Lyra Health partnership aims to expand mental health benefits
Mental health benefits are the key to keeping employees healthy and fully engaged.
Benefits Think The crisis affecting employees that they’re too afraid to speak up about
Only half of caregivers report that their supervisors are aware of their caregiving responsibilities.
Dave Jacobs
Homethrive
Benefits Think How advisers can support employees facing serious health issues
It's even more difficult for an employer to know when employees are facing difficult health problems and connect them with the benefits and resources that can help them.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare