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Employers can drive down high premium cost by self-funding and treating oral care the same as major medical, advisers say.

An aging workforce, DIY healthcare and developing technologies will transform the way employers think about benefits.

Businesses see the importance of elder care and child leave but the numbers are just beginning to recover from post-recession lows.

Companies that offset the burden for employees with medical and support services are likely to see higher retention rates and improved productivity.

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, presents vision carriers with the most premium from groups over 100 lives.

The new Supreme Court Justice takes a disciplined, cautious approach and rejects expansive views of employment laws, explains lawyer Mark Phillips.

Democrats charge he favored corporations over working Americans as a federal appellate judge.

Experts predict that the new appointee will generally side with the four other conservative judges who most often favor a pro-business approach.

Brokers are boosting enrollment by analyzing different buyer groups and customizing marketing to appeal to unique clientele.

A shifting workforce is putting a greater influence on how employers look at benefit offerings.

I’ve never been a big tech-head, but talking to EBN’s Benefits Technology Innovators changed my attitude.

Individual connections can engage employees in benefits as well as help them fight stress.

An aging workforce, DIY healthcare and developing technologies will transform the way employers think about benefits.

Technology is key to helping employers manage a changing workforce and increased regulations — but drawbacks, including integrations and billing, also exist.

Individual connections can engage employees in benefits as well as help them fight stress.

Technology is key to helping employers manage a changing workforce and increased regulations, but drawbacks, including integrations and billing, also exist.

More firms are adopting and evolving policies to be more inclusive of employees in the modern talent war.

More firms are adopting and evolving policies to be more inclusive of employees in the modern talent war.

Companies that offset the burden for employees with medical and support services are likely to see higher retention rates and improved productivity.

Adding elements outside of traditional employee assistance program structure, raises utilization by more than 20%, data show.