Benefits

A company of 10,000 employees could realize savings of more than $22 million annually by implementing a broad set of effective strategies and practices, according to Willis Towers...

A survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans shows employers who put sustained focus into their employee wellness programs generally see boosted participation rates and results...

Of all factors, salary was found more likely to encourage savings both an HSA and 401(k).

Growing contributions and a strong equity market helped propel HSA investment assets up 53% year over year during 2017; data shows employees increasingly want advice on how to...

Fifty-six percent of employers say their programs incite a healthier lifestyle among participants, but only 32% of employees concurred, surveys from Willis Towers Watson found.

Nearly 45% of respondents to a ConnectYourCare survey chose to enroll in a health savings account (HSA) as a savings vehicle for future health care needs, up from...

Three-quarters of respondents to a Schwab Stock Plan Services survey consider equity compensation part of their long-term financial plan, and most say their equity compensation helps them feel...

The majority of respondents to a survey cited other approaches for converting passive patients into active health care consumers.

Respondents to an AHIP study indicated their employers and insurance providers working together to improve health and lower costs improves their favorability of both.

The initiative could ultimately benefit all Americans, Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase says.

An analysis also finds Millennials were especially eager to adopt health savings accounts (HSAs), nearly doubling their HSA participation from 2017.

While wellness programs may benefit employees in poor health the most, a research study found it is those in the middle of the health care spending range that...

Rising health care costs and the advent of digital tools has made health care options more accessible and pushed the benefits industry toward a consumer-centric and retail-like model,...

The National Business Group on Health sees more traction in value purchasing, increasing employee consumerism and increasing employee engagement in resources offered to them.

Even among employees who invest their HSA assets, only 17.7% indicate they will save and grow their assets for future health care needs in retirement.

Managing specialty costs and protecting themselves from high-cost claims are two action items suggested by Tracy Watts, with Mercer.

Only 36% have budgeted to make monthly contributions to their health care savings, and 32% have savings goals to cover long-term health care costs.

Among large employers, those Gallagher identifies as best-in-class use proactive planning to spend less, while best-in-class mid-size employers rein in costs without shifting the burden to employees.

Researchers say more can be done to encourage consumer behaviors and make them more helpful for participants in high-deductible health plans.