Employee benefits

Enrollment in private health insurance exchanges will likely match the public exchanges by 2017, when about 18% of Americans are expected to purchase their plans through the HIX model, according to Accenture research.

The rising cost of health care is a top concern among employees, with 80% of those surveyed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch saying they’ve experienced an increase in health care costs during the last two years and, among those, 56% are saving less for retirement as a result.

Lack of plan sponsorship at work cited.

Five reasons plan sponsors seek to keep QDIA selections current.

Darden helps employees realize the American Dream with employee development built in to the company culture.

Nearly half of employers are considering making changes to their total rewards program as a result of the Affordable Care Act, yet most do not anticipate making changes that could negatively affect employees.

In wellness programs, disincentives may have a place but experts caution to tread carefully when using this tactic.

Dow Chemical’s work-life balance philosophy empowers managers and employees.

According to a recent study, children whose mothers work during their early years do as well at school as those with stay-at-home moms. But what about working dads?

Workers are willing to exchange money for being happy on the job, according to a work-life survey conducted by Philips.

A benefits microsite can be a way to break through communications clutter and focus on a singular message.

Billtrust strives for an open, fun culture that encourages questions, suggestions and challenges to the status quo.

On the surface, the Affordable Care Act makes the concept of self-funding very attractive. Self-funding offers employers the ability to develop a systemic process to managing health risks and the opportunity to control costs surrounding their members. There are, however, five areas typically overlooked by plan sponsors when they're considering self-funding.

The nation’s largest pension fund and health insurer WellPoint Inc. cut medical costs 19% by capping the price of some surgeries, in the latest sign payers are taking a tougher line against rising hospital claims.

Website and phone interaction among problem areas

Regulators outline ways of meeting fiduciary responsibilities

Computer systems to help Americans gain coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges may not be ready on time, and training for the people who will assist consumers is behind schedule, a government report found.

As plan sponsors continue to work through Affordable Care Act compliance, there has been some confusion about what types of plans are being sponsored. Here’s a look at the basics of these plans.

PricewaterhouseCoopers released results of an employee financial wellness study this week and found that 36% of employees in the generation born in the early ’60s through early ’80s say they’re likely to tap into their retirement savings.

It’s no secret that target-date funds have grown in popularity. A new Vanguard study, How America Saves, shows that 27% of plan participants were invested in single target-date funds at year-end 2012 and 51% of all participants use target-date funds. Also, 84% of sponsors offer target date funds, up 45% compared with 2007.