While many employers use technology, not all are realizing success in the form of lower benefits administration costs. Advisers need to become students of the space to make savings a reality.
Arthritis, obesity and depression are among the ailments having the biggest impact on rising plan costs, according to research from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans.
When developing a plan to offset the potential shortfall of Social Security benefits in the long term, annual rebalancing is one step clients should take.
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There are five key attributes that make a successful combination of high-tech and high-touch actions to drive beneficial health and cost-saving decisions.
Under current interpretations of agency's final rule, blanket post-accident drug testing policies could be considered retaliatory and in violation of the rule.
Starting in January 2016, large employers must distribute new Form 1095 tax documents to all full-time and covered part-time employees, due the same time as W-2s.
The advancement of cross-vendor analytics, prescription, engagement and measurement brought on by the democratization of big data is enabling brokers and consultants to better plan performance, says Hodges-Mace's Eric Helman.
Arthritis, obesity and depression are among the ailments having the biggest impact on rising plan costs, according to research from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans.
More states such as New York are implementing their own mandated regulations for businesses, but some employers may want to plan ahead before it becomes mandatory.
