Health and wellness

The American Benefits Council and the National Coalition on Benefits is urging the White House to eliminate reporting provisions under the ACA.

A minor emergency left one benefit consultant considering how to keep costs down.

It’s almost a guarantee that employers will see increasing pharmacy costs even when the plan is negotiated and managed properly. That’s why it’s important to review PBM contracts carefully.

Recommendation tools are not only helping workers choose more appropriate health plans, they are also educating them as to the value of their benefits, says Willis Towers Watson’s Rob Harkins.

Employees age 26 and under are the only demographic with growing HDHP participation.

Employees can fully deduct their IRA contributions if they have no access to a workplace retirement.

For most payers and self-funded employer plans, air ambulance flights an out-of-network charge that can be staggering.

From what will happen with cost containment provisions to addressing broker business models, BAN’s Perry Braun is looking for answers.

Proper rest is often a forgotten component of employee wellness, says researcher Alyssa Cairns, who shares how to make it a priority.

Clients can fully deduct their IRA contributions if they have no access to a workplace retirement plan.

While workers with prescription lenses worry about exposure to harmful wave lengths, they are confused if their current eyewear offers proper safeguards.

President Trump’s promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act is underway, and the 21st Century Cures Act is likely helping it progress, says adviser Craig Hasday.

President Donald Trump said the process for coming up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act could stretch into 2018, a longer time frame than he previously indicated.

While workers with prescription lenses worry about exposure to harmful wave lengths, they are confused if their current eyewear offers proper safeguards.

Early withdrawals from retirement investments can trigger a hefty penalty.

In congressional testimony, National Association of Health Underwriters’ CEO Janet Trautwein says special enrollment periods are a chief problem.

Early withdrawals from retirement investments can trigger a hefty penalty.

The underutilized benefit is appealing to millennial workers, says expert CrisDee Plambeck.

The decision in EEOC v. Flambeau addressing whether an employer's wellness program violated the ADA still leaves employers with questions, says attorney Garret Fenton.

Recent regulations by the EEOC approved in 2016 have begun enforcement and could cause conflict for some employers and brokers, says attorney Brenna A. Davenport.