As the cost of specialty medications increases, employees want employers to bear the financial burden
The rising cost of specialty medications is becoming too much for some employees.
Health insurance
Take it from a psychologist: Here’s what you need in your mental healthcare plans
How can employers ensure they are offering quality mental healthcare? A therapist weighs in.
Employers can put pet parents’ minds at ease with this comprehensive insurance benefit
Caring for a healthy pet can cost employees an average of $700 to $2,000 per year in veterinary bills.
Delta Air Lines imposing $200 monthly surcharge on unvaccinated employees
Delta is the first major U.S. company to levy a penalty to encourage workers to get protected.
Benefits Think 5 reasons employers should consider funding supplemental health benefits
With health insurance deductibles outpacing household income for the past 25 years, supplemental health benefits are gaining more attention.
Mike Zarrillo
Brella
A fine line: Customizable benefits may not be as helpful as you think
In an effort to give employees a more individualized selection, employers may be inadvertently setting them up for failure.
End of COVID safety net sends gig workers back to square one
It took a pandemic for America’s army of gig workers to win access to some of the social protections that regular employees enjoy. Now they’re about to lose it again.
A lack of awareness of healthcare prices is failing employees
Only 9% of adults shop around for the best healthcare prices. Healthcare guidance platform Amino seeks to provide clarity to make more employees aware of the No Surprises Act.
Benefits Think A fresh perspective on voluntary benefits
Voluntary benefits have emerged as a way to combat rising deductibles and put dollars back into consumers’ pockets.
Sina Chehrazi
Nayya
Benefits Think Directed network and purchasing choice solutions can create effective, affordable care
Directed network and purchasing choice solutions will provide employees with a great network, pricing that is upfront and transparent, and lower costs for going to higher quality providers.
Greggor Holland
USI Insurance Services
Time to say goodbye to some insurers’ waivers for COVID treatment fees
A growing number of insurers are quietly ending those fee waivers for COVID treatment on some or all policies.
Voya tool simplifies supplemental health benefits
Supplemental health benefits can be a key component to employee wellness.
Unum debuts updated hospital insurance benefit
“Hospital insurance has become a mainstream solution in recent years,” says Katy Whittle, product manager at Unum.
Benefits Think Employers and benefits administrators must prepare for a COBRA avalanche
The current layoff situation and legislative action to extend periods and deadlines associated with COBRA means that people who would not have considered electing COBRA prior to COVID-19 may choose to do so soon, and in record numbers.
Bo Armstrong
DataPath
How Prudential helps workers maximize employee benefits
Employees often don’t take advantage of supplemental insurance because of the difficulty of the claims process.
Bringing an Old World perspective to employee wellness
Adviser Cameron Black “has an incredible sense of why he does what he does,” says Melissa Bondi, program director of community and corporate well-being at Bass Pro Shops. “That’s extremely powerful.”
How to bridge the health insurance knowledge gap for younger employees
“There's just not a lot of discussions happening and I think sometimes employees are left blind,” says Amanda Baethke, director of corporate development at Aeroflow Healthcare.
Benefits Think The true value of a fertility and family building benefit
Comprehensive managed benefits, accessible to all employees, protect organizations against unexpected costs, and give employees the support necessary to get the best treatment the first time.
Lisa Greenbaum
Progyny
Mobile eye clinic brings vision benefits to remote workers
Mobile optometrist 20/20 On-site is making it easier for people to use their vision benefits during the pandemic.
Too much screen time from remote work? These tips can combat uncomfortable eye strain
Learn how screen time affects vision health and what employees can do to protect their eyes while working from home.
