Employee benefits

When I first started covering the benefits industry in 2011, there was plenty to write about, and much of the focus involved gloom and doom forecasts over the newly enacted Affordable Care Act. How times have changed.

After beefing up its parental leave policy this year, Starbucks will now offer subsidized childcare for all of its U.S. employees, too.

Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.

Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.

Bright Horizons, Discover, Disney and U.S. Xpress are among a growing list of employers offering to pay for employees to get college degrees.

Seniors will have to pay income taxes on a certain portion of their benefits if their taxable income plus 50% of the benefits exceed a certain threshold.

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

Cristy Gupton, CEO of employee benefits brokerage firm Custom Benefits Solutions, helped her clients fashion health plans designed to reduce employees’ risk of opioid abuse.

This year’s class of top women advisers understands how these virtues can make a positive impact on the benefits industry.

While loyalty and engagement is a complex matter, employers must find the right balance of perks that workers want and will use.

As insurance costs rise and wages remain unchanged, some employees are noticing the drain on their take-home pay.

An update on the health insurance marketplace aims to ease the burden of enrollment for small businesses.

Employers are often looking for a benefits consultant to help them navigate healthcare, explains Questige’s John Sbrocco.

EBN and EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, employer strategies and employee engagement.

Premiums appear to be stabilizing finally and even dropping in some states.

When considering the insurance model, employers should do their due diligence and have documentation supporting the decision they’ve reached.

Today, people are factoring finances in their decision to become parents — or not. Benefit teams can help ease the minds of employees who want to take on the responsibility of raising children.