Employee benefits

Direct primary care in health care can help save money in a complicated year for benefit brokers.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer defends decision to end teleworking and implements plan to draw employees back to the workplace.

Small employers cite ACA’s effects on premiums and hiring as chief concerns with health care reform, according to a survey.

Tech company Brocade uses its new campus to kick-start its wellness program and uses gamification to engage employees.

Just one in-nine employees nearing retirement are confident in their ability to pay health care expenses.

Federal agencies release a slew of health care reform FAQs.

Fidelity Investments reports the average projected cost of health care expenses for retirees has gone down but cautions it’s not a trend.

Aflac report reveals sobering gap in employee readiness to take on the shift toward consumer-driven health.

ADA, ACA and DOMA are all expected to affect FMLA compliance.

To battle rising health care costs, Jackson Labs makes a big investment in a two-pronged approach combining a preferred provider along with building incentives into its plan design.

Immigration reform is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix a badly broken system, says one industry group.

All of the benefit summaries, including the new Summary of Benefits and Coverage, do not adequately explain the full effects of balance billing.

Teach for America uses a variety of communication methods to inform and encourage workers.

In 2012, nearly half (45%) of voluntary benefit premium came from rollover business, Transamerica Employee Benefits' Jeff Caldwell pointed out at a recent broker conference. The exploding growth of this market is due to many factors, such as an increase in the number of supplemental products available, the growing number of carriers offering voluntary benefits, and producers wanting to sell them, newer plan designs and revenue generation efforts, Caldwell, Transamerica's marketing director, explained.

The U.S. Senate bill that would take broker compensation out of the medical loss ratio equation hasn't moved in the more than two months since it was introduced. Not surprising given recesses and outings by top administration officials to discuss broader issues, like the budget, in front of Senate committees. But what are the chances of this bill gaining any ground in the 113th Congress?

There is a movement afoot to put state governments in the business of offering retirement plans to private citizens, which would ultimately eliminate opportunities and siphon business away from financial professionals. Lawmakers in several states have proposed that states create government-run plans for private sector workers. While the details differ from state to state, every proposal this year would require employers who do not currently offer a plan to adopt a state-run plan, either in…

Communication of benefits isn't easy. It's one of the reasons we pay tribute to the best of internal communication of benefits every year with the i-COMM Awards. Here's how to enter.

Employee benefits lawyers analyze the new health care reform rules, including the five requirements all wellness programs must have.

The Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services issued what are being called final rules on employment-based wellness programs, and advocacy groups immediately weighed in on the changes, which were required under the Affordable Care Act.

As more companies embrace consumer-driven health care models and prepare for the full implementation of health care reform, employees need voluntary benefits more than ever. This chart pack includes the latest data on voluntary benefits from the Aflac WorkForces Report and UBA’s Ancillary Products Survey.