Employee benefits

A bevy of additional expenses, while rarely stated, weigh heavily on the decision to visit a physician.

Stricter guidelines around 401(k) loans, more online and on-demand benefits education and regulatory changes are emerging themes this year, says Fidelity’s Meghan Murphy.

From tech firm CEOs to brokers and HR professionals, these industry innovators will help shape the coming year as trends emerge and a new administration takes office.

House Republican leaders said Tuesday they would push ahead with their swift repeal of the ACA, even as a breakaway group of five moderate Senate Republicans is trying to delay a bill until March.

The takeover is a bet that amid all the uncertainty surrounding the health-care industry right now, one thing will remain paramount: the need to keep expenses down, writes Bloomberg Gadfly Columnist Brooke Sutherland.

A new Guardian study identifies specific behaviors of the most fiscally confident Americans.

The ERISA Industry Committee sent a letter supporting new legislation that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax.

The organizations did not breach fiduciary duty by offering high-cost mutual funds, judge rules.

Knowing full retirement age is a key to developing a claiming strategy that will enable pre-retirees to maximize Social Security benefit.

A new effort involving employers, health plans and hospital systems can ensure patients receive high-quality, evidence-based care, says expert David Toomey.

With the full retirement age increased, the advantages of waiting until age 70 have been somewhat diminished.

New Year, new perspective: This insurance model pays off for small- and mid-sized businesses, says Redirect Health’s Paul Johnson.

Identity theft insurance, financial counseling services, tuition assistance, elder care and egg freezing all are benefits that will continue to rise in popularity, predicts Purchasing Power’s Elizabeth Halkos.

Expected investment returns in DB plans aren’t what they used to be, says The Principal’s Mike Clark.

With the full retirement age increased, the advantages of waiting until age 70 have been somewhat diminished.

Once taboo, discussions of mental well-being issues are being publicly championed and this new “normal” relating to mental health encourages those suffering to seek treatment without the fear of stigma.

The U.S.’s biggest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., will buy Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion, further diversifying by adding an outpatient surgery chain.

Despite a post-election rally on Wall Street, Willis Towers Watson analysis finds that companies remain slow to fully contribute to their plans.

Data show a decrease in the number of businesses in the industry, but stock companies maintain majority rule.

The ERISA Industry Committee sent a letter supporting new legislation that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax.