Employee-Paid

Rising premiums and deductibles, recent actions by the Trump administration, and unceasing political fights over the law threaten health insurance benefits for millions of older Americans.

Self-insuring the health plan opens an employer to great opportunity, but looking to self-funding as the ultimate destination may bring great disappointment.

Employers are responding to the increase in health care premiums by continuing to pass the costs onto workers and also reducing their prescription drug coverage.

Choice in products and plans is at the core of most online benefits marketplaces operating today. Without meaningful choice, a solution would be hard pressed to deliver the results for employee satisfaction that the industry is currently realizing.

Here are five ways that employers can create the optimal benefits model for their employees and their business.

To address the growing prevalence of caregivers in the nation and the workplace, Northeast Business Group on Health and AARP have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind instructional resource on caregivers for HR departments.

Adopting a benefits administration and HR platform can make open enrollment easier for you and your clients. That said, you will still need to provide a level of support around the technology, especially in the first year it is implemented.

On Thursday, industry experts testified before a Senate committee about the importance of employer-sponsored health plans, pointing toward steps that employers can take to improve employees health and help offset the health care systems costs.