HSAs march ever higher, expected to continue
The number of health savings accounts has topped 25 million, and employer contributions also have increased after several years of decline.
Employee communications
Benefits Think With Tax Day looming, don’t forget the power of HSAs
It’s the ideal time to reboot the conversation with employees about health savings accounts and the array of tax advantages they offer.
David Vivero
Amino
Benefits Think Improving diabetes care through innovative technology
Patient care can be enhanced by glucose monitoring technology, but it should never replace personalized care.
Carolyn Bradner Jasik
Omada Health
This software may predict if an employee is about to get sick
Springbuk’s Health Intelligence tool uses claims data to help clients paint a picture of workers’ health.
Walmart wants more employees to use $1-a-day tuition benefit
More than 4,500 workers have taken advantage of the retailer’s program — but the company is hoping to expand that number to 12,000.
Benefits Think ‘Adulting’ benefits: Employers’ new solution to burned-out employees
Advisers can work with clients to put in place convenience benefits as a way to help workers alleviate errand paralysis and simplify the incessant responsibilities of life.
Ann D. Clark
ACI Specialty Benefits
Alexa, can you spell HIPAA? What Amazon’s health tech update means for employers
The company recently added six new health skills to its virtual assistant — which may lead to improved healthcare compliance and education, experts say.
How 60 of the nation’s biggest employers are uniting to fight the benefits status quo
A group called the Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, representing more than 8 million workers, is partnering with health startups to transform employee care — and change the industry in the process.
Benefits Think ‘Adulting’ benefits: Employers’ new solution to burned-out employees
Companies should view convenience benefits as a way to help workers alleviate errand paralysis and simplify the incessant responsibilities of life.
Ann D. Clark
ACI Specialty Benefits
This software may predict if an employee is about to get sick
Springbuk’s Health Intelligence tool uses claims data to paint a picture of workers’ health.
Benefits Think Improving diabetes care through innovative technology
Patient care can be enhanced by glucose monitoring technology, but it should never replace personalized care.
Carolyn Bradner Jasik
Omada Health
Smaller employers tackle financial wellness
“It’s an extension of their brand,” Financial Finesse CEO Liz Davidson says.
Benefits Think Why your company needs a culture deck
Spelling out your organization’s mission, vision and values — like Netflix does — makes culture top of mind and serves as a great introduction during employee orientation.
John Miller
Scribewise
Benefits Think Yes, millennials want to hear about your retirement plan
Some clients assume this generation doesn’t invest in benefits like 401(k)s, but the reality is much more complicated.
Colleen Blake
GuideSpark
New tech aims to be the Alexa of benefits and healthcare
HandsFree Health developed its WellBe virtual assistant to help people navigate the healthcare system, including out-of-pocket expenses for care.
Smaller employers tackle financial wellness
“It’s an extension of their brand,” Financial Finesse CEO Liz Davidson says.
Benefits Think Tax Day is coming — a perfect time to teach millennials why they shouldn’t cash out
By educating employees about the importance of incubating saver’s credits, employers can make them less likely to cash out their 401(k)s when they change jobs.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
New tech aims to be the Alexa of benefits and healthcare
HandsFree Health developed its WellBe virtual assistant to help people navigate the healthcare system, including out-of-pocket expenses for care.
Benefits Think Yes, millennials want to hear about your retirement plan
Some employers assume this generation doesn’t invest in benefits like 401(k)s, but the reality is much more complicated.
Colleen Blake
GuideSpark
Kronos adds new scheduling tool to partner network
The company has added Branch, a mobile app that helps employers address staffing challenges.
