Experimenting with new workplace models
The five-day, 40-hour work week is an American tradition borne from the factories of Henry Ford; more employers are now challenging that standard. Can there be new models for work?
Healthcare guidelines
Benefits Think A health insurance primer for your employees during Open Enrollment
Everything your employees need to know to choose the right healthcare plan.
Robin Gelburd
FAIR Health
Benefits Think Key factors in choosing your benefits during open enrollment
What to know when choosing fertility and other health benefits during open enrollment.
Karin Ajmani
Progyny
How to help employees avoid high medical bills
With resources like second opinion services and health spending accounts, workers may be able to achieve reductions in health costs.
The do’s and don’ts of reference-based pricing
Clients often look to advisers for guidance when implementing a new healthcare spending model.
IRS expands HDHP plan coverage of chronic conditions
Industry groups have long advocated for a change that will allow employees with HDHPs to use health savings accounts to cover prescriptions.
Benefits Think Engaging employees in healthcare — even while traveling
Clients need to give workers who travel for business the right insurance, resources and guidance.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think Engaging employees in healthcare — even while traveling
Clients need to give workers who travel for business the right insurance, resources and guidance.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think Engaging employees in healthcare — even while traveling
Employers need to give workers who travel for business the right insurance, resources and guidance.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
IRS increases 2020 HSA limits
The limit on deductible contributions to health savings accounts will jump by $50 for individuals and $100 for families next year.
Walmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centers
The nation's largest private employer is worried too many of its workers are having health conditions misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgery.
Will medical marijuana become part of your benefits mix?
Health plans have largely avoided covering cannabis, but with momentum for new therapeutic applications, that could change.
Alexa, can you spell HIPAA? What Amazon’s health tech update means for employers
The company recently added six new health skills to its virtual assistant — which may lead to improved healthcare compliance and education, experts say.
Benefits Think What clients should know about clinical guidelines
Lack of current information can affect care decisions and potential outcomes for employees.
Dr. Jocelyn Sivalingam
West’s Health Advocate Solutions
Benefits Think What HR pros should know about clinical guidelines
Lack of current information can affect care decisions and potential outcomes for employees.
Dr. Jocelyn Sivalingam
West’s Health Advocate Solutions
Benefits Think Transparency in healthcare: The case for an employer bill of rights
Devising benefits programs can be complex, which is why businesses need to empower themselves to select smart healthcare options.
Steve Kelly
ELAP Services
Benefits Think Transparency in healthcare: The case for an employer bill of rights
Devising benefits programs can be complex, which is why businesses need to empower themselves to select smart healthcare options.
Steve Kelly
ELAP Services
Benefits Think What clients need to know about the 2019 FPL affordability safe harbor
HHS released the federal poverty level thresholds — important info for many employers as they set their employee contributions for their health plans.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think What employers need to know about the 2019 FPL affordability safe harbor
The HHS just released the federal poverty level thresholds — important info for many employers as they set their employee contributions for their health plans.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Benefits Think Developing guidance could free employers from ACA mandate
An IRS notice, still in development, could allow companies to avoid penalties by reimbursing employees for a portion of the cost of individual insurance coverage through an employer-sponsored HRA.
Jessica M. Simons
Foley & Lardner