American employers are trying to meet their workers' mental health needs as they struggle with burnout and stress from their jobs and finances, according to a new report. The annual "Aflac WorkForces Report" found that more than 50% of American workers experience...
Download Volume 5, Issue 11 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Chronic Conditions Driving Healthcare Costs Show Your Staff How to Best Use Their HSA Plans Help Younger Workers Understand Their Coverage More Employers Offering Deductible-Free Plans Download the...
Employers should brace for increased enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it received a budget boost and has a new board member, breaking a deadlock that's been going on for nearly a year. Here's the latest EEOC news that's pointing to...
As more Americans struggle with medical costs and rising out-of-pocket expenses, more employers are starting to offer deductible-free plans, according to a new report. Mercer's "2023-2024 Inside Employees' Minds" survey results jibe with other reports that some...
A new report has found that the top driver of health care costs in the U.S. is chronic conditions, emphasizing the role that employers can assume in helping their employees better maintain these ailments. Chronic diseases are a major strain on the health care system,...
As we approach January 1st, many employers are yet again seeing increases to the cost of their health plan - an all too familiar product of a health insurance model that isn’t working for consumers. Time and again, we’ve seen costs rise for plan participants without...
A new study's findings that many workers have a poor understanding of their employer-sponsored health insurance benefits, presents an opportunity for businesses to extend targeted support to staff during open enrollment. The "2023 Optavise Healthcare Literacy...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeing a wave of retaliation complaints by employees. Retaliation charges accounted for more than 35% of all charges filed with the commission in fiscal year 2022. Retaliation means any adverse action that you or someone...
While the Affordable Care Act requires employers to offer coverage for employees’ adult children until the age of 26, it does not require them to offer coverage to their workers’ spouses. As employers try to balance the costs of offering health coverage, spousal...
Download Volume 5, Issue 10 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Get an Early Start on Open Enrollment Diabetes Programs Can Boost Productivity, Reduce Costs Stop-Loss Insurance Rates Rise as Catastrophic Claims Grow More Providers Charge for Telemedicine, Doctor...