Employee benefits

Automatic features in 401(k) plans have proved highly effective at increasing employee engagement in saving for retirement, so why are some employers still not offering them?

As the Affordable Care Act’s Cadillac tax looms, a majority of organizations in the U.S. are looking ahead to ways they can cut down on the costs of providing health care.

Plan fully integrates behavioral health with primary care for more meaningful results.

Any new regulations must address ‘real problems in the marketplace,’ NAIFA says.

Understanding where employees have gaps in their retirement literacy can help employers craft better education programs.

Employers are concerned multiemployer plans won’t count toward providing employees with health coverage, and may subject them to penalties. Here’s what they can do.

Researchers are starting to monitor physical activity through FitBit trackers to better predict recovery times following spinal surgeries.

A new guide is available to help employers ensure their health plan vendors stay compliant with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, and includes updated information on the ACA.

Commentary: The answers can help determine where an organization needs the most help with its retirement plan, and financial professionals are well positioned to help sort through the complexity.

Russ Blakely’s partnership with a Tennessee physician network is strengthening the doctor-patient relationship and saving scores of money in the process

North American employers may take some – but not much – comfort in the knowledge that medical trend rates are a lot worse in other parts of the world.

Several of the proposals outlined in the President’s State of the Union address may change how employers plan their strategies on wages, sick leave and child care, as well as how employees prepare for retirement.

President Obama’s plan, outlined in his State of the Union address, makes an enormous impact on a declining middle-class as well as the working poor.

In State of the Union, the president says he won’t ‘refight past battles’ on the ACA

Lack of transparency and confusion for plan participants are just two reasons white-labeling 401(k) plan investments is a bad idea.

Altering the health care law is one priority for Sen. Hatch this year, the committee chairman said in a speech outlining his 2015 agenda.

President Obama will use tonight’s State of the Union address to revive previously announced proposals intended both to spur greater retirement savings and to limit retirement plan tax benefits for higher income earners.

Regulatory changes continue to challenge health and life insurance carriers to meet new market demands and stay competitive. Benefit advisers also looking to remain relevant should watch closely carrier reaction to these key issues in 2015.

It was just a year ago that VSP Global and Google, Inc. teamed up to offer Google Glass prescription lenses and frames at a subsidized price. But Google Glass’s announcement last week that it was halting sales of the product raises questions about VSP’s future role.

This relatively inexpensive voluntary benefit is not only highly-appreciated by employees, it can act as a differentiator in a benefit adviser’s sales portfolio.