Health and wellness

Health savings accounts are becoming vastly more important for employees because they not only help with medical savings, but put workers on a better track for retirement, experts say.

Companies that offset the burden for employees with medical and support services are likely to see higher retention rates and improved productivity.

Austin Wilcox, an EBA Rising Star in Advising, learned early on that employers are financially responsible for a majority of what is going on in healthcare today.

Here’s how to decide whether your client should select the traditional or Roth IRA to put away for retirement and boost their savings.

Companies need to get employees moving in order to improve health, focus and productivity.

Rules put in place by the EEOC, HIPAA, GINA and ADA on funding and incentivizing have proved to be labyrinthine for wellness consultants and employers.

Thanks to apps that promote confidentiality, employees can log in to discuss their emotional challenges with mental health professionals.

The Congressional Budget Office’s assessment that 7 million fewer Americans will have health coverage at work by 2027 ignores other opportunities proposed by the GOP, says CIAB’s Joel Wood.

Republicans scrapped a vote on the embattled American Health Care Act bill Friday due to opposition from moderates and conservatives, just a day after President Trump demanded a do-or-die vote on it.

The Trump administration doubled down on its demand that House Republican leaders hold a vote Friday on their embattled healthcare bill without any changes.

Meghan Brady, a 2017 EBA Rising Star in Advising, has gone from intern to senior account executive at HUB International — ‘learning and re-learning’ along the way.

House leaders delayed a scheduled vote on their embattled health-care bill as conservatives mulled a deal proposed by the Trump administration aimed at winning Republican holdouts’ support.

Comparative analysis looks at how the Republican proposed healthcare law stacks up against the Affordable Care Act, and how cities across the country would be affected if enacted.

Health savings accounts are becoming vastly more important for employees because they not only help with medical savings, but put workers on a better track for retirement, experts say.

The American Health Care Act lacked focus on health priorities and sustainability, says benefits expert Francois Millard.

Adviser Mark Gaunya acknowledges a ‘sad truth’ from his recent visit to Capitol Hill — legislators aren’t interested in making insurance costs more transparent.

In the sedentary office environment, companies must find ways to motivate workers to be more active, including walking meetings, team sports and health workshops.

Benefit executives can offer HSA contributions and other services to help workers care for their aging, ailing parents.

The Congressional Budget Office’s assessment that 7 million fewer Americans will have health coverage at work by 2027 ignores other opportunities proposed by the GOP, says CIAB’s Joel Wood.

Companies need to get employees moving in order to improve health, focus and productivity.