Don’t let medical bills break your employees’ retirement savings
A study by Willis Towers Watson shows employees want their employer to help them save for retirement.
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WeWork slashes prices across the U.S.
Office rental prices across the country have been dropping precipitously, as fewer than 20% of office workers were back at their desks as of the end of last year.
Goldman Sachs adds benefit to help employees go green
Remote work is increasing energy consumption in U.S. homes, but employees have the opportunity to switch to clean energy.
Self-insured healthcare could be the answer to your budget problems
A third-party administrator advises employers on factors to consider before switching from traditional insurance.
First Netflix inclusion report shows gains for women, minorities
Large corporations have prioritized diversity in recent years — especially in the entertainment and tech industries — both in response to societal pressure and to improve their business performance.
Lilly invests $30 million in health-equity focused venture fund
The company is working to identify programs run by people in underrepresented communities.
Walgreens inks credit card deal with Synchrony, Mastercard
The new cards allow consumers to earn rewards on health and wellness products.
UnitedHealth to purchase Change Healthcare for $8 billion
The acquisition is one of UnitedHealth’s largest and is another step in expanding the company’s health services business under its Optum division. The companies said the combination would help simplify services around medical care to improve health outcomes and lower costs.
Office vacancies soar to a record with leasing frozen
Prices will continue to decline until after vaccines make workers feel safe returning to their offices, increasing demand for space.
Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture to shut next month
Haven, the joint health-care venture between Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., plans to shut down at the end of February, a spokeswoman said. “The Haven team made good progress exploring a wide range of healthcare solutions, as well as piloting new ways to make primary care easier to access, insurance […]
Google workers unionize, escalating tension with management
The unionizing effort, a rare campaign within a major U.S. technology company, is supported by the Communications Workers of America as part of a recent tech-focused initiative.
Free food in the office is still a popular remote perk
Corporate catering provider ZeroCater launched a new personalized digital cafeteria to provide healthy meal options for remote employees and other essential workers.
Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting coverage this fall
At least 3 million people are without health coverage, a number that's expected to grow as the virus continues to play havoc with the economy and new rounds of business closings and layoffs are expected.
CVS taps insurance executive as new CEO
CVS has evolved from a pharmacy chain into a health conglomerate that sells insurance coverage, administers drug-benefit plans and offers care, including COVID-19 testing.
Benefits Think How benefit advisers can hold healthcare plans accountable for their prices
In order to discern which health plans offer the best bang for member bucks, benefit advisers need to understand the economics of healthcare today.
Alan Cohen
Centivo
Reddit will pay U.S. employees the same wherever they work
U.S. employees will now be paid the same, based on high-cost locations like NY or San Francisco, whether they work from those places or not.
Benefits Think How digital care programs are revolutionizing employee diabetes care in the age of COVID
The expansion of digital care that incorporates continuous glucose monitoring along with proactive feedback from a coach and personalized resources can support people with diabetes.
Sean Duffy
Omada Health
Podcast Access Denied: The wealth effect
In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.
Podcast Introducing Access Denied: Systemic racism in financial services
This five-part series is a comprehensive effort to explain the racial discrimination Black Americans face in our financial system.
A luxury room brings respite for home workers (and hotels)
Hotels are launching work-from-hotel programs, through which operators not only offer workspace in hotel rooms, but also provide wifi, business support, refreshments and use of other facilities.
