Healthcare benefits

July 30 - August 1, 2018, Phoenix, AZ At Workplace Benefits Mania, you’ll learn from the most successful leaders in the benefits industry and make new relationships with people and organizations that will help you achieve new levels of success and service.

With more than 22,000 benefits and HR professionals, the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2018 meeting had presenters and exhibitors flood Chicago for three days of industry conversation.

The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, looking to sell a new type of cancer drug that could transform treatment, are grappling with an unusual challenge: finding patients.

Atul Gawande said he’s now in a position to reduce waste and improve medical treatment for a million workers.

Atul Gawande receives high praise from industry professionals; however determining who will support his plans remains a mystery.

Atul Gawande, the surgeon and journalist who has written extensively about America’s failure to grapple with an inefficient healthcare system, has been named to head a new venture for Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase.

Smaller insurers are often hesitant at first. But encouraged by benefit brokerages like Lockton Companies, they are increasingly embracing this cost saving paradigm.

From the opioid epidemic to alcoholism, executives can play an important role in creating a culture and leading a conversation around abuse prevention.

As nearly one in five U.S. workers has a part-time job, companies need to extend benefit packages.

For employers looking to amp up wellness programs that help workers quit, financial incentives might be a new avenue to consider.