Benefits Manager

Drug shortages in the U.S. are limited primarily to generic injectables and a few key disease areas, according to an IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics study released Monday.

An ever-increasing trend points to the fact that many individuals do not understand the role that they play individually in the health care crisis. Likewise, many employers do not effectively communicate this story to their employees in a positive and empowering way. This lack of clear communication can undermine the...

Forty-five percent of employers believe educating employees on benefits is a top priority among management, as more senior leaders are taking on advocate roles, according to the Employee Benefits Accountability and Consumerism 2011 survey by WorldatWork.

Lets be clear: Im not a human resource professional. I know, I know...I should have brought this up sooner. I didn't mean to lead you on, but trust me, you dont want a journalist anywhere near all those confidential files.

Employers need to act now to get younger employees interested in saving for retirement via defined-contribution plans, according to a new study by Northern Trust.

More than 20 cents of each revenue dollar for employers are going toward health care costs that are undermanaged, according to the nonprofit Center for Health Value Innovations Health Value Accelerator, an online tool that creates a value-based benefit design centering on both engagement and accountability.

In the past few months, the roster of companies in a revamped, voluntary immigration enforcement program has expanded by nearly one-fifth as the Obama administration steps up employer audits.

According to the IRS, what, if any, is the limit on the amount of money you or your employer can contribute to a flexible spending account in 2012?