Healthcare plans

Tiered incentives may encourage more workers to get active, but for employers they represent an increase in administrative overhead, says David Contorno, CEO of Lake Norman Benefits.

How the concept of paying employees to encourage certain behaviors is making its way into other areas of benefits that advisers need to know about.

Employers and advisers continue to evaluate the best-use scenarios for PBEs, says exchange head James Harmon.

From the ACA to employee classification, advisers can help small employers with a number of pressing regulatory issues.

Generic drugs are usually significantly cheaper for plan sponsors than brand-name drugs. Here’s a look at 10 drugs coming off patent in 2016. And although the FDA hasn’t yet approved generics for many of the following blockbuster drugs that are coming off patent this year, in most cases there are generics in the pipeline, according to Dickson Data Blog.

Looking over SOCs will help assess what controls are in place and ensure a client’s benefit plans meets ERISA guidelines.

Employees are bombarded with information about health, yet Americans are getting heavier. For employers, this translates into higher healthcare costs, increased sick days and reduced productivity.

Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.

Cost control and fiduciary duty are two main reasons to consider conducting a dependent eligibility verification audit.

The looming Cadillac tax is causing companies to be cautious when it comes to contributing to workers’ health savings accounts.

Employers are familiar with wellness incentives, but the concept of paying employees to encourage certain behaviors is making its way into other areas of benefits.

As employer clients gain interest in onsite clinics, here are six core measures to use to determine their effectiveness.

From the Affordable Care Act to employee classification, there is a multitude of evolving regulations posing challenges for small business owners this tax season.

Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.

Presidential candidates are unlikely to advocate for any of these changes so it’s up to employers and their advisers to take a run at them.

Some organizations are deploying a strategy that reduces their HSA contributions in favor of employer-funded indemnity products, such as accident and critical illness insurance.

If your employer-sponsored FSA has a grace period, your employees have an extra two-and-a-half months (until March 15 for plans that ended Dec. 31) to spend FSA dollars from 2015.

The use of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.

But don’t expect any of the presidential candidates to advocate these changes. More knowledgeable stakeholders like advisers are going to have to take a run at this.

As onsite clinics become more popular, here are six core measures employers can use to determine their effectiveness.