Cost Top Consideration During Open Enrollment
More than eight in 10 employees said they focus on cost information during open enrollment for health and other insurance...
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Two in Three Private Workers Offered Retirement Plan
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March National Compensation Survey findings.
Health and Life Satisfaction Improve in Retirement, NBER Says
The National Bureau of Economic Research dispels some myths about retirement.
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Employers More Settled into ACA Regime
The number of employers expressing concern about health care law affecting their business is about half what it was three...
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Average HSA Balance Rose 37% in 2014
Today, 17 million policyholders and dependents are covered in 13.8 million accounts.
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HSAs Woefully Underutilized, HelloWallet Finds
Participants in health savings accounts contributed a median of $700 a year.
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Will Scotus Marriage Decision Affect Partner Benefits?
Most employers that offer domestic partner benefits to both same-sex and opposite-sex partners say they are not considering dropping it.
Mercer Hires Health and Benefits Practice Leader
Jean Moore joins the consulting firm from Towers Watson.
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Most Employers Will Continue Domestic Partner Benefits
Firms surveyed indicated they only provided domestic partner benefits because same-gender couples previously couldn’t marry, but there are other reasons...
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Companies Looking to Peers for Health Strategies
More than three-quarters of health benefit plan sponsors surveyed said the actions of their peers influence their health care strategies.
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Multiemployer Health Plans Have Cost-Containment Options
Multiemployer health plan sponsors could consider more options for managing costs, a study finds.
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Employers Relieved as Obamacare Stands
Mercer survey finds employers reacting positively to the SCOTUS verdict in King v. Burwell.
Health Plan Sponsors Must Exercise Prudence
Selection of good providers can help avoid lawsuits.
HSAs a Growing Retirement Savings Opportunity
Workers are still mainly unaware of the long-term tax-free growth health savings accounts (HSAs) can generate.
DOL Announces Health Benefits Law Seminars
The DOL will host health benefits law compliance seminars in Nebraska, South Carolina and Pennsylvania.
High Court Marriage Decision Will Affect Health Benefits
An expert from PwC says the ruling will have little impact on retirement plans.
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Catastrophic Claims Warrant Use of Stop-Loss Insurance
A report reveals the top 10 catastrophic claim conditions and highest-cost stop-loss claims, as well as emerging trends and considerations...
ERIC Says ACA "Clarification" Broadsided Employers
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) says a new cost-sharing rule has no basis in law.
ERIC Makes Recommendations for Wellness Rule
The ERISA Industry Committee has commented on the EEOC’s proposed rules for employer wellness programs.
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Council Says Action on ACA Needed Now
The American Benefits Council has issued legislative recommendations for improving the ACA.