News
Jack Craver
|
June 25, 2018
The new collaboration represents the pharmacy giant’s first step into full-fledged preventative services.
Expert Opinion
Kayla Lutz |
June 25, 2018
When we talk about health, we can’t just focus on heart, liver or brain health.
Case Study
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News |
June 25, 2018
In 2014, the head of Montana's health care plan for state workers was told to bring prices down, "or else." She rose to the challenge.
News
Mark Bergen |
June 25, 2018
Google is working on a slew of AI tools that can predict symptoms and disease with a level of accuracy that is being met with hope as well as alarm.
Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
June 22, 2018
Medicare Advantage members continue to be highly satisfied overall, but believe the plans still have significant room for improvement, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Medicare Advantage Study.
Marlene Satter |
June 22, 2018
Dr. Atul Gawande, the surgeon named to head the company formed in an effort to cut employee health care costs, recently spoke at the annual meeting of America’s Health Insurance Plans.
News
Ben Steverman |
June 22, 2018
As baby boomers thank years of soaring markets, millennials and Gen Z are held back by student debt, stagnant wages.
Market Insights
Frances Schwartzkopff |
June 22, 2018
The decision to divest Facebook follows an announcement that Nordea had put the stock in 'quarantine.'
Marlene Satter
|
June 22, 2018
The bulk of the savings would go to health care providers, including about $2 billion that would go to dental providers.
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 22, 2018
Despite the fact that the CDC's guidelines were issued more than two years ago, overprescribing and prescriptions of opioids for acute pain management are still a problem.
Instant Insights / Top Reads for Employee Wellness Month
By Marlene Satter
| May 03, 2018
Not only are companies planning to expand existing programs, but they’re increasing incentives to entice workers to buy into such programs.
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Infographic
Emily Payne
|
June 22, 2018
In traffic-dense cities especially, work-from-home options can be the make-or-break factor in a job offer. Seventy-seven percent of respondents in…
Best Practices
Joel Kranc|
June 22, 2018
Having a dedicated leadership that is committed to wellness programs in the workplace is the first step to addressing other workplace barriers.
Chart
Bonnie Brazzell and Nick Rockwell|
June 22, 2018
New business annualized premium (voluntary sales) increased at a rate of almost 7 percent again in 2017, while total sales for the year were $8.145 billion.
Research
Julie Edde|
June 22, 2018
62 percent said they’d be happy for insurers to use third-party data from the likes of Facebook, fitness apps and smart-home devices to lower prices.
Susan L. Combs|
June 22, 2018
Hoping to inspire you all by rounding out the first half of the year with some incredible stories from some of my new and “old” friends.
Jeff Green|
June 22, 2018
Fed up with state and local laws that require private employers to offer paid sick days, the airlines and railroads have filed suit, claiming that the interstate nature of their businesses should make them exempt.
News
Nick Thornton
|
June 21, 2018
The fiduciary rule is dead, killed by a 3-judge panel, but debate over the best interest standard rages on.
Toluse Olorunnipa|
June 21, 2018
President Donald Trump proposed a reorganization of the federal government, aiming to combine the Education and Labor Departments and shift control of U.S. food aid programs away from the Agriculture Department.
News
Greg Land|
June 21, 2018
A woman was sued by a Colorado hospital seeking more than three times what it had already been paid for her surgery.
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 21, 2018
Underlying asset classes in TDFs can be expanded to include alternative investment strategies, says a new report.
Marlene Satter|
June 21, 2018
The groups that help people sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act are left wondering when or if they will get funding from the federal government to continue their work this year.
James Blachek|
June 21, 2018
Implementing telehealth services into plan benefits can not only give employees a more convenient health care option, but also provide a boost for your client’s business.
News
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News|
June 21, 2018
Providers are being asked to do more than just treat medical issues--they're being called on to address the underlying social issues that can cause them.
Research
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 21, 2018
Inadequately educating laid-off workers about outplacement services can come back to bite the employer.
News
Erik Wasson|
June 21, 2018
The budget proposal lays out a platform for the Republicans to run on in November as they face off against optimistic Democrats.
Investigation
Marlene Satter
|
June 21, 2018
Since last October, the FDA has been cracking down on international drug mailings under the guise of combating illegal opioid imports.
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 21, 2018
Despite the benefits, only 52 percent of HR professionals say their organization uses people data to tackle business problems.
Commentary
Frederic Slade|
June 21, 2018
When analyzing health care inflation, two variables, when multiplied, drive the rate of health care spending.
Analysis
Nick Thornton
|
June 20, 2018
Reframing the conversation of retiree health care costs from overall lump-sum to annual costs is key.
Analysis
Nick Thornton
|
June 20, 2018
Thanks to the new tax law, Roths and HSAs might be the first place employees contribute, before 401(k)s.
Live Coverage
Emily Payne
|
June 20, 2018
To drive success and utilization of your financial wellness program, break it down into the components that really matter to employees.
News
Robert Langreth|
June 20, 2018
Munger thought the article was so useful that he blindly mailed Gawande a $20,000 check, Buffett told CNBC at the time.
News
Zachary Tracer, Katherine Chiglinsky and Michelle F. Davis|
June 20, 2018
The choice Dimon, Bezos, and Buffett have made implies that the health care company will take a broad look at fixing health care.
Expert Opinion
Jennifer Fuhrmann-Berger|
June 20, 2018
Benefits professionals are well-served to learn as much as they can about this fast-growing science and its role in prescribing.
Expert Opinion
Shepard Goldfein and Karen Hoffman Lent|
June 20, 2018
Among the less-publicized priorities of Democrats' "A Better Deal" is the call for aggressive expansion of the antitrust laws.
Expert Opinion
Chris Bruce|
June 20, 2018
The problem doesn’t lie in a lack of data. Companies just aren’t analyzing what they’ve got effectively enough to inform their strategies.
Quick Takes
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 20, 2018
After the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last December, company after company announced how they would put their windfall to use for their employees…
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 20, 2018
Sponsors’ chief concern is participants running out of money in retirement.
News
Jack Craver
|
June 20, 2018
The latest proposal is similar to that championed but ultimately abandoned by Republicans in September.
Research
Marlene Satter
|
June 20, 2018
Milliman presents both an optimistic and pessimistic forecast of what lies ahead for those plans’ funded status.
Katie Kuehner-Hebert|
June 20, 2018
Employers are adjusting strategies to keep up with financial concerns and shifting demographics, according to Optum’s ninth annual “Wellness in the Workplace study.”
Research
Marlene Satter
|
June 19, 2018
A new study from Bankrate.com finds that 19 million Americans say they plan never to retire.
Research
Marlene Satter
|
June 19, 2018
Collecting Social Security is a big worry for a lot of financial advisors’ clients -- could a conversation help?
Live Coverage
Emily Payne
|
June 19, 2018
There’s a distinction to be made between the human resource department as it currently exists and the human resource functions it provides.
News
Zachary Tracer|
June 19, 2018
State insurance regulators, meanwhile, have warned that the plans could open the door to fraud and abuse.
Research
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 19, 2018
Flexibility and remote working, onsite lifestyle amenities and unlimited vacation time are all high on the employee wish list.
Research
Marlene Satter
|
June 19, 2018
A variety of factors are driving employers to take a closer look at how they compensate workers and the incentives they offer.
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 19, 2018
Meanwhile, department spending per employee is still near a 10-year low.
Research
Jack Craver
|
June 19, 2018
Only 8 percent of Americans get all 15 “highly recommended” preventative services have the greatest impact on health outcomes.
Expert Opinion
Jason Lee|
June 19, 2018
Major employers are now providing their employees the ability to control when they get paid, a so-called “daily pay benefit.” Should you?
Podcast
David Saltzman|
June 19, 2018
We have been talking about consumers in health care since the turn of the century, but real health care consumers — in the true sense of the word —…
Katie Kuehner-Hebert|
June 18, 2018
As HR professionals at small and medium-sized businesses continue to focus on employee productivity and make decisions based on performance metrics,…
News
Caroline Marwitz
|
June 18, 2018
New products for the employee benefits industry, including HR apps, telemedicine, HSA contribution calculator, and more.
James B. Levasseur|
June 18, 2018
The physician shortage has prompted a growing number of brokers, employers and HR professionals to take a serious look at telehealth, the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using the internet, wireless, satellite and telephone media.
Market Insights
John Tozzi|
June 18, 2018
The air-ambulance industry says reimbursements from U.S. government health programs, don’t cover their expenses, and they must pass the cost on to others.
Live Coverage
Emily Payne
|
June 18, 2018
The SHRM 2018 Conference kicked off with keynotes by SHRM's CEO and former Florida governor Jeb Bush talking about the role of people and policies in shaping the future workforce.
Expert Opinion
Michael Haddon|
June 18, 2018
In today's environment, companies need to adopt a much more proactive approach when it comes to employee retention.
Analysis
Jack Craver
|
June 18, 2018
Unsurprisingly, the decline in the uninsured rate for children has a lot to do with the decline among adults following the passage of the ACA.
News
Allison Bell|
June 18, 2018
America's Health Insurance Plans will be running ads over the next year to "bring employer-provided coverage to the forefront."
Commentary
Ramesh Ponnuru|
June 18, 2018
The latest challenge to Obamacare is on far weaker ground than the two major anti-Obamacare lawsuits that preceded it.
Expert Opinion
Bryce Sanders|
June 18, 2018
Properly done, prospecting brings assets, revenue and even referrals.
Expert Opinion
Jake Cleer|
June 17, 2018
Employers need to be aware of how an employee’s well-being impacts the workplace, and what they can do to achieve a high ROH.
Market Insights
Nick Thornton
|
June 15, 2018
Did you know record flows in 2017 pushed TDFs over the $1 trillion mark? Here are more TDF trends.
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 15, 2018
According to the Entrust Group's Real Estate Investor Market Research Report, IRAs are buying more property in the midwest.
Analysis
Marlene Satter
|
June 15, 2018
More money spent on health care will mean less spent on priorities such as education, transportation and public safety.
Research
Marlene Satter
|
June 15, 2018
53 percent of households that have gone through a divorce are at risk in retirement, statistics show.
Market Insights
Jack Craver
|
June 15, 2018
Wall Street's reputation for demanding long hours of employees, particularly young ones, does not sit well with today's young professionals.
Analysis
Noah Smith|
June 15, 2018
Some argue that when we take shadow unemployment into account, the economic recovery — and the associated wage growth — are right on track.
News
Spencer Soper|
June 15, 2018
The people who command six-figure salaries to negotiate multimillion-dollar deals are being replaced by software that predicts what shoppers want.
News
Jack Craver
|
June 15, 2018
A number of large employers are trying to negotiate reimbursements rates directly with health care providers, rather than going through an insurer.
Deb Krause|
June 15, 2018
While employers are still concerned about the bottom line, their focus has broadened to include the overall health and well-being of employees and their families.
Quick Takes
Emily Payne
|
June 14, 2018
The world of employment law is vast and complex, and getting more confusing every day. It’s next to impossible to keep track of the myriad updates to…
News
Allison Bell|
June 14, 2018
The ACA risk corridors program was supposed to use cash from health insurers that did well in the ACA public exchange program to help those that did poorly.
News
Nick Thornton
|
June 14, 2018
Exorbitant withdrawal liabilities on employer-sponsor balance sheets may crush employers’ ability to compete.
Analysis
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 14, 2018
Workers are concerned about whether their data is secure against hacking and theft, and that they want their employer to be transparent on what data is being collected.
Investigation
Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News(Maria Fabrizio for KHN)|
June 14, 2018
Kaiser Health News is releasing years of Purdue Pharma's internal budget documents to offer insight into the hundreds of millions of dollars spent to launch and promote OxyContin.
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 14, 2018
The latest action includes CMS guidance to assist states in leveraging Medicaid to combat the opioid epidemic.
Commentary
Barry Ritholtz|
June 14, 2018
Confusing politics with corporate profits and the state of the economy is not the ideal way to invest.
Rob Carnaroli|
June 13, 2018
Below are a few of my favorite strategies to bridge the age gap and maintain strong relationships, no matter the client’s generation.
Commentary
Christopher Carosa
|
June 13, 2018
Fresh off of an historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, can Trump again repeat doing the unexpected here at home?
Analysis
Nick Thornton
|
June 13, 2018
The framing of Social Security as an “entitlement” program, rather than an insurance program, has helped sow the ideological divide in Congress.
Market Insights
Melissa Karsh and Emily Chasan|
June 13, 2018
The asset managers are betting that a surge in interest in environmental, social or governance investing will carry through to 401(k)s.
Best Practices
Ginger Szala|
June 13, 2018
Want to feel empowered? Sit straight and have “presence,” social psychologist Amy Cuddy tells Envestnet Summit RIAs.
Q&A
Joe Elsasser and Ron Piccinini|
June 13, 2018
"Advisor" Joe Elsasser and "Quant" Ron Piccinini discuss how to minimize insurance costs and what the future might hold.
News
Anna Edney and Steven T. Dennis|
June 13, 2018
Republicans are already on shaky ground before the mid-term elections, and the loss of one of the most popular parts of the ACA might be a death knell.
Expert Opinion
Jack Towarnicky|
June 13, 2018
If you offer company stock as an investment option in your retirement savings plan, you may want to take another look.
Infographic
Emily Payne
|
June 13, 2018
With Father’s Day just around the corner, life insurance company ShelterPoint decided to take a look at how paid family leave polices are impacting working dads.
Expert Opinion
Bridget Lipezker|
June 13, 2018
Health advocates may be just what the industry needs to help drive true health care consumerism.
Market Insights
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 13, 2018
While the medical cost trend is stabilizing, average employee costs continue to escalate as their health and performance aren’t improving.
News
Jack Craver
|
June 13, 2018
To fix the health care system, target price uniformity, transparency and technology, CEO David Ricks says.
Research
Suzanne Woolley|
June 13, 2018
World wide, workers didn’t seem to realize that changes in the labor force, tech and climate will affect their retirement plans.
Expert Opinion
Bryce Sanders|
June 13, 2018
Investors can benefit by working with someone whose job includes looking at the bigger picture.
Market Insights
Caroline Marwitz, Chris Nicholls, Eric Ryles|
June 12, 2018
Check out this interactive infographic and see which occupations and industries had surprisingly great 401(k) plans.
Rob Piazza|
June 12, 2018
For employers and brokers trying to determine how to decrease pharmacy costs for their organization and clients, here are three distinct components to consider.
Commentary
BenefitsPRO Editors|
June 12, 2018
We asked our readers to share their solutions to fix some of the health care and benefits industry's biggest problems. Here's their action plan.
Market Insights
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
|
June 12, 2018
Programs in North America and Europe will likely see the biggest gains due to high health care expenditures and the availability of a wide range of providers.
Podcast
David Saltzman|
June 12, 2018
In today’s fast-paced and rapidly growing self-funding world, a TPA has to be flexible, nimble and multi-faceted.
News
Anna Edney|
June 12, 2018
“Such a system’s incentives, detached from artificial list prices, would likely serve patients far better,” Azar said in a hearing.
News
Sahil Kapur and Erik Wasson|
June 12, 2018
Health care is the GOP’s greatest political vulnerability in midterm elections, and the Trump administration has poured gasoline on already burning fire.
Market Insights
Katia Dmitrieva|
June 12, 2018
A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that independent work is on the decline, but the numbers don't add up.
Expert Opinion
Michael Serbinis|
June 12, 2018
By thinking broadly about your mental health benefit offerings, you can better provide value and meet the needs of your employees.
Career Moves
Caroline Marwitz
|
June 11, 2018
From HR to advisory services to insurance to technology, the employee benefits industry is making news.
News
Marcia Coyle|
June 11, 2018
Will the SCOTUS decision "spur plaintiffs to file multiple ‘protective’ class actions"?
Research
Marlene Satter
|
June 11, 2018
Employers are making life harder, not easier, for their workers through “antiquated attitudes" about time off, productivity and workloads.
Mike Estep|
June 11, 2018
Given the positive impact that preventive care can have on oral and eye health, brokers and consultants should encourage employers to consider the following steps.
News
Evgenia Pismennaya and Ilya Arkhipov|
June 11, 2018
Russia would raise its retirement age for men to 65 by 2024, but life expectancy is projected to be 70 years.
News
Allison Bell|
June 11, 2018
Alex Azar II said at a recent hearing that Congress is to blame for the lack of cost-sharing reduction subsidy payments.
News
Marlene Satter
|
June 11, 2018
The $51 billion plan is intended to give veterans more access to the private sector for health care in the name of shortening wait times and improving care.
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