Benefits

The Investment Company Institute applauds the California governor and legislature for aiming to promote savings among the state’s private sector workers—but it questions lawmakers' proposed method. 

Mercer experts reviewed open enrollment objectives and recent developments in the health care provider market during a webcast Thursday—suggesting open enrollment can also be a time to address...

Although 59% of employees say benefits are “very important,” only 25% of them believe their employers’ health and wellness programs are effective, according to research by One Medical. 

“Many companies now recognize captives’ importance as a tool in benefit cost management, by identifying and addressing the key cost drivers,” says Mark Cook, director at Willis Towers...

Small employers have been cutting health care benefits for employees since the passing of the Affordable Care Act, according to research by the Employment Benefit Research Institute.

Aon Hewitt and American Benefits Institute discovered that only 20% of multinational firms surveyed are leading the way as “best practice” organizations.

The largest increases in self-insured plan coverage among covered workers have occurred in establishments with 25 to 99 employees and with 100 to 999 employees, EBRI finds.

Consumers want user friendly tools and educational resources to help them predict out-of-pocket health care costs, a survey finds.

Since the most recent recession, the annual projected increase in health care costs has eased from 11.6% in 2010 to 8% in 2016, but during the same period,...

Many feel public exchanges will be a viable option.

However, many are missing opportunities to leverage proven cost management strategies, according to Hub International Limited.

Satisfaction with health and well-being programs is high, but more personalization is needed, a survey finds.

Those with poor well-being self-reported, on average, that they are only working at 64% of their maximum output.

High cost claimants are at the top of the list of the most expensive sources of health care costs, according to a report from the American Health Policy...

“One of the reasons we started the service is we believe nurses are so focused on patients, they don’t spend time on themselves and thinking about their financial...

By contracting directly with health care providers, identifying the chronically ill population and incentivizing the best care, employers can save up to 30% on health care costs, CBIZ...

A new rule put forth by a fellow of the Society of Actuaries allows a comfortable, reasonable level of spending without retirees doing a lot of analysis and...

For example, manufacturing employers were the highest users of HDHPs, but manufacturing employees contribute the least to HSAs.

However, 50% of all LGBT employees and nearly 40% of those who are married or in a domestic partnership are not aware of ways in which last year’s...

“Now is the time for the leadership in the retirement industry to be proactive and suggest the policy measures we will want from the new presidential administration and...