Health and wellness

Four ways employers can help employees who suffer from celiac disease to avoid cross contamination in the office and on business travel.

Brokers are trying to help employers control costs, but are seeing little success, says HR Technology Advisors’ Joe Markland.

Although we are only halfway through 2016, three trends have notably emerged and taken the front seat in the employee benefits world.

Expenses associated with the routine birth of a child can differ by more than $20,000, a Castlight Health study finds.

The company’s new “Preferred Partnership” arrangement with a select network of local providers aims for cost savings and a superior patient experience.

Lockton’s Ed Fensholt breaks down the treatment of health savings accounts in the Republicans’ proposal.

Many employers are looking past ROI on healthcare expenses and utilizing the plans to attract talent.

Although we are only halfway through 2016, three trends have notably emerged and taken the front seat in the employee benefits world.

Employers can harness the power of technology when encouraging employees to make healthier decisions.

Many employers are looking past ROI on healthcare expenses and utilizing the plans to attract talent.

Despite mounting evidence that cash and other incentives can significantly boost participation, the majority of these programs fail to provide meaningful inducements.

Act falls short on shifting the burden of high health-care costs from smoking ailments to the smokers themselves and making progress toward the goal of universal health care, even for smokers, new Yale School of Public Health study finds.

The first ACA reporting season was traumatic for many employers. But the hard-learned lessons should lead to a much better process for the 2016 plan year.

Employers can harness the power of technology when encouraging employees to make healthier decisions.

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

Using incentives and teamwork, Bazaarvoice breathed new life into its workforce.

An upcoming compliance date for new SEC rules will affect retirement plans; here’s what sponsors need to know.

The agency’s Deputy Associate Chief Counsel responds to questions concerning three different types of wellness incentives and their tax status.

Even as eligibility rates rise, limited workforce participation and smaller premium increases have kept the employer health benefits landscape stable.

hCentive’s CEO Sanjay Singh discusses his own frustrations as an employer and how multi-carrier benefit platforms can help mitigate rising costs and limited healthplan options.