health benefits

Inflation: Higher Costs Hit Hard in 2022
The Economy

Inflation: Higher Costs Hit Hard in 2022

Eight CFO stories and columns on inflation that are worth revisiting.
By Vincent Ryan | December 27, 2022
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How CFOs Can Help Control Health Care Costs
Human Capital

How CFOs Can Help Control Health Care Costs

CFOs should challenge HR leaders on whether employees can afford costlier benefits, promote provider differentiation, and negotiate health care contracts.
By David McCann | December 18, 2019
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5 Health Care Trends for CFOs to Watch in 2019
Human Capital & Careers

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.
By Brian Marcotte and National Business Group on Health | December 14, 2018
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After Another Cadillac Tax Delay, Now What?
Tax

After Another Cadillac Tax Delay, Now What?

With the tax perhaps unlikely to ever take effect, should companies still factor it into their benefits planning and strategies?
By David McCann | January 23, 2018
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Cadillac Tax, Proposed Delay Don’t Pass Smell Test
Human Capital & Careers

Cadillac Tax, Proposed Delay Don’t Pass Smell Test

The government's deceit regarding the tax on rich health plans, and a possible delay in its effective date, aren't doing plan sponsors any favors.
By David McCann | January 18, 2018
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Plan-Design Changes Have Less Impact on Health Costs
Human Capital & Careers

Plan-Design Changes Have Less Impact on Health Costs

Employers expect to cut way back next year on shifting health costs to their workers.
By David McCann | August 2, 2017
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Employers Wouldn’t Alter Health Benefits upon ACA Repeal
Risk & Compliance

Employers Wouldn’t Alter Health Benefits upon ACA Repeal

Not even a repeal of the unpopular employer mandate would spur most companies to change their health benefits strategies.
By David McCann | May 23, 2017
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How to Boost Workers’ Take-Home Pay Without a Raise
Risk Management

How to Boost Workers’ Take-Home Pay Without a Raise

Employers may not be receiving the best deals for employees because conflicts of interest that benefit other parties maybe working against them.
By Eric Krieg | December 28, 2016
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Uncertainty Flares Again for Health Benefits
Risk & Compliance

Uncertainty Flares Again for Health Benefits

Following this week's elections, CFOs are again in the dark about the outlook for the cost, delivery, and quality of company-sponsored health care.
By David McCann | November 11, 2016
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New Cures for Health Costs
Workplace Issues

New Cures for Health Costs

Innovative ways to engage employees offer hope for bringing health care spending under control.
By David McCann | May 25, 2016
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Self-Funding Health Benefits Could Kill Your Company
Human Capital & Careers

Self-Funding Health Benefits Could Kill Your Company

For small companies, acting on the temptation to save some money by dumping an insured plan could blow up in their faces.
By Robert C. Pozen | May 25, 2016
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Health Plan Enrollment Fears Prove Moot
Human Capital & Careers

Health Plan Enrollment Fears Prove Moot

New Affordable Care Act requirements to offer health benefits to more employees didn't budge the enrollment needle at all.
By David McCann | March 18, 2015
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Costs Slow as Health Care Consumerism Grows
Human Capital & Careers

Costs Slow as Health Care Consumerism Grows

Annual hikes remain historically low for a second consecutive year, partly in response to corporate benefits strategies.
By Mercer, Tracy Watts, and Beth Umland | December 31, 2014
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Health Groups Join to Uncover Truth about Private Exchanges
Human Capital & Careers

Health Groups Join to Uncover Truth about Private Exchanges

Four health-care-focused employer groups, plus PwC, ask: Do private exchanges save companies money?
By David McCann | December 18, 2013
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Health Benefits: Protect the Spillover Effect
Human Capital & Careers

Health Benefits: Protect the Spillover Effect

Why health care innovation cures communities -- and why it must be protected.
By CFO Staff | November 1, 1998
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