Health and wellness

EBA bloggers spent 2016 discussing major changes to employee benefits, including what can be done to stem costs and save adviser salaries.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

Benchmarking tool in a new study demonstrates reduced workplace distress, increased engagement in ways not previously measured.

With an ever-changing benefits landscape, having an inside look from industry experts is crucial to best strategize how to tackle any oncoming challenges. Over the course of the year, these were some of the top blog contributions received at EBN.

Many business leaders are ill-informed as to how effective their medical insurance is and how satisfied their employees are with the service, a new study shows.

Strategic use of data is the next frontier for savvy advisers to more accurately zero in on how employers can best spend healthcare benefit dollars, says Businessolver’s Rae Shanahan.

Goal-oriented plans do not teach fundamental wellbeing, says fitness expert Brendan Weafer.

More workers would use the service if it were offered by their healthcare provider, says One Medical Group’s Sandeep Acharya.

Witnesses say combination will squeeze reimbursement rates as the insurers counter that merger will lower healthcare costs.

Employers need to promote a culture of wellbeing in the workplace, particularly during cold and flu season, experts says

Despite the Trump administration’s insistence that it will repeal and replace the ACA, reporting is proceeding as planned.

The potential ERISA status of health savings accounts can cause confusion for advisers, says attorney Shelby George.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

Employers need to promote a culture of wellbeing in the workplace, particularly during cold and flu season, experts say.

Effective use of well-being advocates in the workplace varies by employer size.

NADP research shows that 75% of employees feel having dental coverage is very important

While employers wait around for impending ACA changes, they would be well-served to provide robust education to employees around benefits basics.

Employers weighed on the future of the Affordable Care Act, the new HHS head, drug costs and exchanges in 2016. The debates are far from over for the coming year

When looking at the new administration and their plans for ACA, business owners will be considering their role in the new political landscape.

More than 4 million people picked ACA plans in the 39 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace in the first six weeks of the 2017 sign-up period.