Practice Management

Businesses with 25 or fewer employees and with average annual wages of $40,000 or less are eligible for a credit of up to 50 percent of nonelective contributions they make toward insurance premiums for their employees.

Findings from a recent Hewitt Associates survey determined employers depend on both penalties and incentives to encourage their employees to participate in wellness programs.

A new study by Thomson Reuters finds health care costs for employers increased 7.3 percent in 2009, a climb from 6.1 percent 2008.

Employers remain committed to improving worker health, but according to a new survey, many are tightening requirements to receive financial incentives for participating in health and productivity programs.

Competitive benefits is a key component of employers health care strategy.

Workers with eldercare responsibilities cost their employers on average 8 percent more than workers with no eldercare responsibilities.