Health and wellness

Younger employees are more actively engaged in picking a plan and making cost-conscious healthcare decisions than older employees, new EBRI study says.

Younger employees are more actively engaged in picking a plan and making cost-conscious healthcare decisions than older employees, new EBRI study says.

CVS Caremark reports specialty drugs consuming nearly 36% of overall gross spend on prescriptions.

High-deductible health plans will continue to make employee coverage an important topic this year.

The new “Benefits Admin 2.0” aims to help employees make better decisions about medical perks.

The price of U.S. medical benefits will climb by 7.5% by the end of 2017, finds a new study by Willis Towers Watson.

CVS Caremark reports specialty drugs consuming nearly 36% of overall gross spend on prescriptions.

High deductible health plans will continue to make employee coverage an important sales mission this year.

Small and midsize businesses covering, on average, 73% of their employees’ costs, new report finds.

But new research also suggests that employee engagement is low and better education is needed to boost enrollments.

Wearables can be helpful in getting employees healthy, but they can’t be everything in a wellness program.

Most Americans are saving too conservatively to generate the income they'll need in retirement even after accounting for Social Security.

Employers should encourage workers to use multiple savings tools and assist them in taking a long-term view of projected expenses, among other actions.

Employers should encourage workers to use multiple savings tools and assist them in taking a long-term view of projected expenses, among other actions.

Using wellness programs to help employees prevent heart disease, mental illness, cancer, respiratory disorders and diabetes should be a major priority.

Industry experts and scholars spar over solutions to capping costs in the ACA replacement.

Using wellness programs to help employees prevent heart disease, mental illness, cancer, respiratory disorders and diabetes should be a major priority.

The tax credit aimed at inspiring entrepreneurs to purchase insurance in the Small Business Health Options Program is slated to go away in the House health reform plan.

The annual limit on deductible contributions to a health savings account is $3,450 for individuals and $6,900 for families.

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck details the daunting task of creating a global cultural wellness program.