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Susan L. Combs |
October 16, 2018
As we approach open enrollment season and the holidays, I know it can be difficult to juggle it all.
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Commentary
Marty Traynor |
October 16, 2018
A recent trip to the physical therapist got me thinking about the benefits employees and employers consider to be the core.
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Expert Opinion
Chris Bruce |
October 16, 2018
How do you deliver an experience that meets the needs of a diverse set of employees while controlling costs?
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Analysis
Marlene Satter
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October 16, 2018
A third of workers think their pay is based on a manager's feelings rather thank performance, experience or skills.
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News
Cynthia Koons and Anna Edney |
October 16, 2018
Drugmakers have said that disclosing list prices without additional context would be confusing to patients.
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Expert Opinion
Sanjeev Agrawal |
October 16, 2018
nd. The hardest part of building a company is building out the full “factory” behind it—the people, the processes and the culture.
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Best Practices
Bryce Sanders |
October 16, 2018
There are successful business people who get business from their chamber membership. Here's how.
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Yuliya Babushkina |
October 15, 2018
As your clients try to predict what kind of employees Gen Z will produce, let’s tune into what they’re actually saying to us right now.
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Steve Kelly |
October 15, 2018
Are concerns about reference-based pricing holding your clients back from innovating their health care?
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Market Insights
Rebecca Greenfield|
October 15, 2018
Motherhood is one of the biggest causes of the gender pay gap, and it starts the day new moms get back to the office.
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News
Allison Bell|
October 15, 2018
Federal law will soon ban drug cost 'gag clauses' in commercial and Medicare drug plans.
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Market Insights
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
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October 15, 2018
Canadian HR professionals are running into many of the same objections as their U.S. peers when it comes to improving benefits.
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Expert Opinion
Sally Poblete|
October 15, 2018
Whether you currently provide benefits or are thinking of offering them for the first time, here are five things you should consider.
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Market Insights
Robert Langreth|
October 15, 2018
Partnerships “enable us to quickly align our products, services and people to the needs of the rapidly changing and integrated omnichannel marketplace,” says CEO Stefano Pessina.
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Research
Marlene Satter
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October 15, 2018
A JPMorgan survey queried nearly 1,300 plan participants and revealed miscommunications between employees and plan sponsors.
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News
Nick Thornton
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October 12, 2018
Part B premiums for wealthier Americans will go up.
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News
Nick Thornton
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October 12, 2018
Under SEC Chair Clayton, more outreach to retail investors & a pledge to continue to identify registered reps’ misconduct.
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Market Insights
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
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October 12, 2018
More than 70 percent of C-Suite leaders want to play a role in hiring decisions, a signal of increasing alignment between talent acquisition and business goals.
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News
Rebecca Greenfield|
October 12, 2018
The new benefit will provide 10 subsidized backup daycare days for parents for instances when regular care falls through.
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Expert Opinion
Alex Lickerman|
October 12, 2018
Few companies are able to use their health benefit packages to entice prospective employees. Learn how direct primary care can make a difference.
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Expert Opinion
Pam Handmaker|
October 12, 2018
Developing and implementing innovative plan features that provide more ways to pay policyholders is beneficial to everyone.
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Analysis
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
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October 12, 2018
The percentage of workers who are extremely or very satisfied with their benefits is at its highest since 2011, according to one study.
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News
Marlene Satter
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October 12, 2018
Are hidden inter-industry connections and deals between hospital systems and insurers behind the high cost of health care?
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News
Dan Cook
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October 12, 2018
Rep. Pete Sessions says it was the failure of the ACA to offer true health insurance that led to the Republicans’ latest concept.
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Best Practices
Cort Olsen|
October 12, 2018
Unaware employers are losing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars each year to ineligible health care dependents.
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Market Insights
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News|
October 12, 2018
After two years of double-digit price hikes, the average ACA premium will drop by 1.5 percent for 2019. What's behind the drop?
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News
Nick Thornton
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October 11, 2018
Here's what singles, couples, and others can expect for 2019 Social Security benefits -- and why it's less than expected.
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Slideshow
Marlene Satter
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October 11, 2018
Employers have had a tough time keeping up with all the changes in employment law. Here are a few highlights.
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Expert Opinion
Christopher Carosa
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October 11, 2018
The 401(k) MEP creates 3 significant opportunities for employers, employees and retirement plan service providers.
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News
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News|
October 11, 2018
Doctors say it's an unnecessary change that could end up costing patients more.
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Expert Opinion
Bloomberg Editorial Board|
October 11, 2018
Trump's recent op-ed in USA Today was an attack on Democrats using a string of misrepresentations and falsehoods.
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Expert Opinion
Donna Warrick|
October 11, 2018
Unless you know the candidate personally, never put 100 percent trust in the interviews.
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Market Insights
Jayleen R. Heft|
October 11, 2018
Growing consumer awareness of pet insurance and its benefits is one factor driving growth. Here are a few more.
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Research
Spencer Williams and Tom Hawkins|
October 11, 2018
Our research shows that pairing Open MEPs with auto-portability can help preserve minorities’ retirement wealth.
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Analysis
Nick Thornton
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October 10, 2018
DPL Financial Partners CEO David Lau discusses fee-based insurance products, fiduciary RIAs, & a platform to link them.
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Commentary
Christopher Carosa
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October 10, 2018
When you retire, you're on your own. Unless, of course, you've paid to keep a good fiduciary adviser on your team.
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Market Insights
Ben Stupples|
October 10, 2018
Millennials may think they're chill, but they're prompted to investment action by the anxiety-caused fear of missing out.
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Best Practices
Marlene Satter
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October 10, 2018
A new study from Transamerica offers ideas on how to help older workers—and not just help them out the door.
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News
Natasha Doff and John Gittelsohn|
October 10, 2018
CalPERS is Russia’s 10th-largest foreign creditor, behind other investors such as BlackRock.
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News
David McLaughlin and Robert Langreth|
October 10, 2018
The path is clear for a merger that will create a health-care giant with a hand in insurance, prescription-drug benefits and drugstores.
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Best Practices
Emily Payne
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October 10, 2018
The key to getting employees more involved in wellness programs starts with doing a better job of telling them about such programs.
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Expert Opinion
Colleen Huber|
October 10, 2018
With the incalculable cost of damage to a company’s reputation on the line, getting sexual harassment training right isn’t an option－it’s a mandate.
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Expert Opinion
Anne Richter|
October 10, 2018
An HSA pioneer makes the case that the accounts could work better if Congress would take the handcuffs off.
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Analysis
Marlene Satter
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October 10, 2018
Some motivations vary by generation, but there are some common reasons employees share for leaving an employer.
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Market Insights
Sandra G. Boodman|
October 10, 2018
Millennials' preference for convenience, fast service, connectivity and price transparency are upending the traditional office-based primary care model.
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Research
Marlene Satter, C.J. Marwitz|
October 09, 2018
It’s not that people are spending their HSA savings on the wrong things.
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Ranking
Emily Payne
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October 09, 2018
In anticipation of World Mental Health Day, here are the most common mental and behavioral health issues employers see.
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Research
Nick Thornton
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October 09, 2018
Why your employees and clients must consider future health care cost increases in their retirement saving.
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News
Sahil Kapur|
October 09, 2018
The issue of pre-existing conditions has put Republican candidates from conservative states and swing House districts on the defensive.
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Expert Opinion
Kevin Trokey|
October 09, 2018
Networking on social media isn’t much different from traditional networking. It starts with just showing up.
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Best Practices
Angela Turturro|
October 09, 2018
Two employment law experts discuss the landscape of age discrimination claims in hiring and offer tips to mitigate liability.
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Market Insights
Sho Chandra and Sarah Foster|
October 09, 2018
Multiple-job holders made up 5.1 percent of the total employed in August--nearly unchanged since mid-2009.
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Market Insights
Marlene Satter
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October 09, 2018
Before anyone celebrates too much, analysts warn that the Trump administration’s recent actions “cloud expectations for the future.”
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Podcast
David Saltzman|
October 09, 2018
Legislative and regulatory changes that affect your practice and your clients continue to happen despite the other noise from the Hill.
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News
Marlene Satter
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October 09, 2018
A new advocacy group is outspokenly defending high drug prices and criticizing advocates for lower drug prices. Who are they?
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News
Jack Craver
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October 08, 2018
Kavanaugh’s record as a judge generally tilts in favor of employers, although he has on occasion delivered decisions favorable to employees.
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Best Practices
Rebecca Greenfield|
October 08, 2018
A third of executives say they’ve adjusted their behaviors at work to avoid what could be perceived as sexual harassment.
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News
Jack Craver
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October 08, 2018
Employers around the country are embracing predictive scheduling as a way to boost employee morale and reduce turnover.
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Best Practices
Donna Warrick|
October 08, 2018
Here are some practical steps most firms can take to enhance their HR brand for millennial and Gen Z values.
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Market Insights
Dan Cook
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October 08, 2018
From online consultations to take-home self-diagnostic kits to remote specialist networks, telemedicine is suddenly everywhere.
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Analysis
Joel Kranc|
October 08, 2018
Overall, employers are showing more interest in telemedicine services, but worker adoption is still lagging.
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Market Insights
Emily Payne
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October 08, 2018
After declining steadily since 2008, the percent of businesses offering health insurance has increased. Why?
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Analysis
Marlene Satter
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October 08, 2018
Among employees who don't enroll in an HSA, 69 percent say they didn’t see the benefit, understand HSAs or take the time to understand them.
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Market Insights
Sho Chandra|
October 05, 2018
Hiring may settle into a more sustainable pace after a strong run that has pushed the economy closer to full employment.
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Research
Marlene Satter
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October 05, 2018
But many respondents to a Schwab study also say they turn to a human for help only after they can't get help online.
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News
Kristen V. Brown|
October 05, 2018
The genotyping data a customer gets from 23andMe, for example, would be worth 50 shares, according to Luna.
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Analysis
Marlene Satter
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October 05, 2018
Regardless of sick days available, many employees feel pressured to come in and work through an illness.
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Commentary
Jan Dubauskas|
October 05, 2018
One thing the author learned is that there's still no true substitute for a face-to-face meeting.
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Expert Opinion
Michael Khalil|
October 05, 2018
A recent decision in a high-profile ERISA lawsuit offers two key insights to businesses hoping to protect themselves from similar action.
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Slideshow
Marlene Satter
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October 05, 2018
Middle-wage jobs are expected to make up the majority of a projected job losses over the next 5 years. Here are 10 careers that are safe.
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Market Insights
Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News|
October 05, 2018
Companies have slowed enrollment in high-deductible health coverage as a strong job market gives workers bargaining power over pay and benefits.
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News
Jack Craver
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October 05, 2018
An increasing number of Democratic elected officials and candidates have endorsed Medicare For All, but many are still wary.
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News
Nick Thornton
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October 04, 2018
The Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act, introduced by Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT, would give kids 401(k)-like savings accounts.
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News
Spencer Soper|
October 04, 2018
Amazon.com is eliminating monthly bonuses and stock awards for warehouse workers and other hourly employees.
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Expert Opinion
Bonnie Brazzell and Nick Rockwell|
October 04, 2018
In a recent survey, brokers cited a lack of employer interest as the biggest threat to their voluntary business, but is that really the case?
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Market Insights
Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News|
October 04, 2018
The patenting of a small change in an existing drug is part of a tried-and-true strategy of enveloping products with a series of protective patents.
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Analysis
Joel Kranc|
October 04, 2018
How men and women work has a significant impact on overall productivity, not to mention career progression.
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News
Caroline Spiezio|
October 04, 2018
The SEC's lawsuit against Musk could be a way of showing that executives with power aren't above the law, and to set an example.
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Best Practices
Allison Bell|
October 04, 2018
The old coverage duration limit was three months. Now, the limit is 364 days. Issuers and distributors hope for a big increase in sales.
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Expert Opinion
Bryce Sanders|
October 04, 2018
Agents and advisors have several good reasons for bringing the family into the financial planning picture.
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Analysis
Nick Thornton
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October 03, 2018
Brokerage windows give plan participants access to thousands of investment options outside a 401(k)'s core menu.
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Commentary
Christopher Carosa
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October 03, 2018
This is what the DOL meant when it warned that it’s not about low fees, it’s about the value in relation to the fee.
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Research
Nick Thornton
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October 03, 2018
The Bank of Mom and Dad is paying for millennials' food, cell phones, vacations -- sometimes at the expense of retirement saving.
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Dawn Morton-Rias|
October 03, 2018
A growing body of evidence shows that certified physician assistants (PA-Cs) lower costs while improving health care quality. As a result, they can play a crucial role in helping health care organizations implement value-based reforms.
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Analysis
Emily Payne
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October 03, 2018
“Rising health care costs absolutely remain a burden for employers, but they’re a bigger problem for workers," says KFF president Drew Altman.
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Slideshow
Jack Craver
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October 03, 2018
Between 2016 and 2017, the average family premium increased 5.5 percent to $18,687. Here's where the increases were greatest.
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Best Practices
Reed A. Erickson|
October 03, 2018
Help employees stay healthy this flu season by understanding the roadblocks that prevent them from getting an annual flu shot.
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Research
Dan Cook
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October 03, 2018
RBP will be “the disruptive force” in the employer plan pharmaceutical cost model, says one expert.
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Rick Ramos|
October 03, 2018
I had a chance to sit down with Austin Madison, Senior Vice President of The Crichton Group, and talk about the industry, the future and his unique perspective.
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Michael D. Thomas, J.D.; Chris Nicholls; C.J. Marwitz|
October 03, 2018
How to count employees, 2 ways wellness programs are treated, 2 employer penalties & more.
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Analysis
Nick Thornton
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October 02, 2018
Morningstar research analyst is skeptical that Family Savings Act and RESA will be taken up before the 115th Congress ends.
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Research
Marlene Satter
|
October 02, 2018
Vestwell's surveys of plan sponsors and advisors found common concerns & differing views. But that's not all.
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News
C.J. Marwitz
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October 02, 2018
Products for the benefits industry including a predictive analytics solution for patients & a tool to reveal sponsor spending.
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Commentary
Peter Orzag|
October 02, 2018
Reforms enacted in 1983 are having an effect on how people nearing retirement behave today.
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News
John Lauerman and Jeremy Kahn|
October 02, 2018
Effective Nov. 1, the company will offer $15 an hour to 250,000+ current employees, along with 100,000 seasonal workers.
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Analysis
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News|
October 02, 2018
Immigrants covered by private health insurance contributed nearly $25 billion more in premiums in 2014 than was spent on their care.
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Best Practices
Matthew Leising|
October 02, 2018
Drug companies have until 2020 to revolutionize how they track where their finished products are shipped. Blockchain could be the answer.
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Best Practices
Dan Cook
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October 02, 2018
Transparency, technology and convenience: any solution that does not address that trio will not contribute to a truly accessible health care system.
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Analysis
Marlene Satter
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October 02, 2018
Lack of investment in education and health care are harming U.S. human capital and GDP.
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Expert Opinion
Jung Ryu|
October 02, 2018
It’s not just physical limitations that can impact productivity but also the mental strain of worry and anxiety about associated health care costs.
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Arthur Tacchino|
October 01, 2018
Since President Trump took office just under two years ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the center of debate and, more often, confusion.…
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Bo Armstrong|
October 01, 2018
Low employee engagement in benefits programs is a common problem, one that continues to grow as health care benefits become more complicated and costs…
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Best Practices
Emily Payne
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October 01, 2018
Here are three areas HR leaders should be thinking about as they aim to attract talented employees (and keep their existing ones) in 2019.
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Alex Tolbert|
October 01, 2018
To be an educated buyer of a benefits and HR solution, it’s worth becoming familiar with an ongoing shift in this corner of the tech industry, and how it’s shaping the product roadmap of platform vendors.
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Editor's Letter
Paul Wilson
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October 01, 2018
Many have written about the disappearance of nuance in today’s world of “quick takes” and all-or-nothing social media standoffs. There’s no…
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News
John Tozzi|
October 01, 2018
Federal auditors have found “widespread and persistent problems related to denials of care and payment in Medicare Advantage."
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News
Michael McAuliff|
October 01, 2018
A provision in Congress's opioid bill expands the FDA’s power to “debar” people “from importing or offering for import" drugs under certain circumstances.
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News
Marlene Satter
|
October 01, 2018
Azar called the proposal a "misnomer" that "won’t resemble Medicare at all.”
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