Employee benefits

New research shows why — and how often — employees are making those costly visits.

Employees aren’t saving enough for retirement. But employers can help by offering auto-enrollment and auto-escalation.

Focusing on sponsor control, governance and design features will lead advisers and clients to innovation.

Milliman’s Bill Bade will identify how to take advantage of strategic partnerships with insurance product providers at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance.

Retirees who earned at least 40 work credits are entitled to Medicare Part A and can pay for Part B through their Social Security checks.

Two-thirds of all Americans don’t contribute anything to a 401(k) or other retirement account available through their employer.

ACA replacement will most likely place a greater emphasis on health savings accounts and put employees in the driver’s seat.

Congress is pushing back against post-work savings programs as states like California, Washington and Oregon begin their initiatives.

Employers must be vigilant following the president’s announcement, which will supersede his Jan. 27 travel ban.

Well-being initiatives should go beyond physical health activities and instead create a culture that focuses on health issues that are “found in time."

‘Obsolete and overly restrictive limitations’ are holding back pension plan design, says Principal’s Mike Clark.

Republicans are considering capping the U.S.’s tax break on job-provided health insurance, a major change to the tax system that could be used to finance their efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Companies are taking a wait-and-see approach, the same one they took when the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010.

A full replacement of the Affordable Care Act will take up to six years, lawmakers say at Association’s Capitol Conference in Washington.

Employers must be vigilant following the president’s announcement, which will supersede his Jan. 27 travel ban.

Regulations regarding ERISA disability claims should lead to a better administrative record for review during future lawsuits.

The standard deduction is the best tax strategy for many seniors, but if they had significant health care costs last year, itemizing could save them some money.

Let’s enact a uniform fiduciary standard so all clients are protected and any appearance of compensation bias is removed, urges John Ludwig.

Executives are gaining a deeper understanding of how conditions are affecting a company’s bottom line, and how to respond.