Healthcare benefits

The three most common rationales for keeping them separate are all wrong, says benefit services expert Eric Helman

Workers lack tools and education, leaving them poorly equipped to manage high deductibles and multiple plan choices, says Alegeus executive.

New medical plans promote primary care and health counseling in an effort to lower employers costs.

While few mid-size employers offer high-deductible plans, in some cases preferred-provider-organization plans carry deductibles high enough to qualify them as HDHPs, according to new research.

There is new evidence that more closely ties periodontitis, better known as gum disease, to heart attacks and stroke.

New medical plans promote primary care and health counseling in an effort to lower medical costs.

Vinay Gidwaney, chief product officer and co-founder of Maxwell Health, speaks about the company’s vision for a subscription-style benefits delivery model.

As co-founder and chief health officer of Collective Health, Batniji’s goal is to create a better benefits experience for employees and plan sponsors alike.

Many working with employers to create packages of inexpensive perks, such as generous maternity leaves and sabbaticals, that target millennials.

As co-founder and chief health officer of Collective Health, Batniji’s goal is to create a better benefits experience for employees and plan sponsors alike.

Quality, scope of services should be prime considerations for employers looking to open worksite clinics.

Getting more out of the prescription drug plan and telemedicine are cost-saving avenues for plan sponsors to explore, says Corporate Synergies’ Bruce Barr.

Quality, confidentiality and scope of services are prime considerations for employers looking to implement clinics on or near their worksites.

Employers are already swamped enough dealing with a litany of benefit issues. That’s why, a panel of plan sponsors explained at the NAPA 401(k) Summit, they are looking for benefits help from their advisers.

Employers are already swamped enough dealing with a litany of benefit issues. That’s why, a panel of plan sponsors explained at the NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville, they are looking for benefits help from their advisers.

The majority of large employers offer high-deductible health plans coupled with health savings accounts, but traditional plans are still favored by many employees.

It’s important to educate employers and workers about available HSAs, HRAs and FSAs so that employees can get the most out of them.

Primary care provider-based wellness tests work well for remote employees, but ones conducted at the workplace are better for an employer’s bottom line, according to an analysis of medical claims data conducted by HealthFitness.

Group health plan costs are expected to rise modestly this year and plan sponsors anticipate a growth in strategies such as telemedicine and high-performance provider networks.

The majority of large employers offer high-deductible health plans coupled with health savings accounts, but traditional plans are still favored by many employees.