Health Benefits

Health Benefits

5 Health Care Trends for CFOs to Watch in 2019

With companies still pressured by rising health benefits costs, they must actively engage in taking advantage of systemic changes in the health care market.

Brian Marcotte, National Business Group on Health
December 14, 2018
Health Benefits

6 Diet-based Ways to Pare Health Costs

With poor eating habits a leading cause of illness and death, employers can't afford not to help employees improve their nutrition.
Health Benefits

Health-Care Cost Growth Increased in 2018

An average 3.6% rise in employers' health-benefits costs was up a point from last year and once again exceeded the general inflation rate.
Compensation

Sudden Hike in Wages Is Biggest in a Decade

With unemployment at its lowest rate in five decades, attracting and retaining workers becomes a top operational priority.
Retirement Plans

U.S. Given ‘C’ Rating In Annual Pension Survey

The retirement systems of Scandinavian economies are tops, while those of the U.S., the U.K., and France languish, according to Mercer.
Health Benefits

How Will Insurer-PBM Deals Affect Health Costs?

It may take awhile, but the recent mergers of health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers could meaningfully mitigate the costs of care.
Health Benefits

Worksite Medical Clinics Proliferate, Save Costs

A third of large companies now sponsor clinics for employees, and most of them report solid ROI, study shows.
Health Benefits

Most Companies Don’t Manage Health-Care Waste

Companies are united in a view that there's significant waste in the system, yet a minority are taking steps like collecting and analyzing telltale data.
Health Benefits

How to Reap the Benefits of Telemedicine

Telemedicine services can lower employers' health-care costs, but only if employees use them — and few do.
Health Benefits

Beware of Health Care Consultants’ Partnerships

Preferred relationships often translate into plan sponsors paying more than they have to, according to one health-care consultant and broker.
Health Benefits

Companies Plead for New Pharma Supply Model

The long-entrenched system of drug-manufacturer rebates has not adapted to changes in health-plan designs and labor-market trends.
Retirement Plans

Tax Law Drives Pension De-Risking Opportunity

The lower corporate tax rate is leading CFOs to finally address the problems of underfunding, rising costs, and mounting liabilities.
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