Healthcare benefits

New research shows why — and how often — employees are making those costly visits.

Companies are taking a wait-and-see approach, the same one they took when the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010.

Executives are gaining a deeper understanding of how conditions are affecting a company’s bottom line, and how to respond.

The PBE Index is unchanged from last month, but operators expect to report increased numbers next month after they’ve tallied the results of the year-end open enrollment period.

American workers are often unprepared to take an active role in their healthcare decisions.

A new study finds that while employers offer these benefits, many don’t understand the scope in their workforce.

The PBE Index is unchanged from last month, but operators expect to report increased numbers next month after they’ve tallied the results of the year-end open enrollment period.

American workers are often unprepared to take an active role in their healthcare decisions.

Aon signs definitive agreement to sell benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing platform to investment firm Blackstone.

Benefits industry experts are urging the new Health and Human Services secretary not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a definitive plan for what will replace it.

High-deductible health plans may cut plan-sponsor costs, but covered employees are balking at spending their money on tests and other care they need.

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

Continuing to educate and communicate with employees throughout the year can help control the overwhelming feeling of making benefit selections in the future. Here’s how employers can do it.

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.

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

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

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