A study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research found employees respond better to wellness initiatives when they are targeted directly at individuals, rather than forcing them to access messages through the Internet.
Homeland HealthCare and Hammerman & Gainer have partnered with TransEngen Inc. to provide a point-of-sale claims adjudication platform to health care providers that enables them to verify patient eligibility and payment terms while patients receive care.
Cutting health care costs may get a little easier. The New York Times reports some drug companies are cutting deals with insurers that tie the cost of the drug to its performance. Last week, Procter & Gamble and Sanofi-Aventis, joint sellers
As employers search for ways to cut costs, an eligible dependent audit may be one way to save money without losing benefits. By trimming ineligible dependents like grown children and ex-spouses from benefit plans, companies stand to save between
One size does not fit all when it comes to keeping employees engaged in an increasingly multi-generational work force. A study conducted by MetLife Mature Market Institute study, in partnership with Boston College's Sloan Center on Aging & Work,
Most employers regard retirement benefits as an important part of their benefits offerings, as evidenced by Towers Perrin's most recent survey. In spite of 56 percent of employers surveyed by the company who said they expected to see revenues
Colonial Life released a white paper indicating employee satisfaction is closely linked with benefits communication. The paper, released Tuesday, found that while 90 percent of employers surveyed agree it's important that employees understand
MetLife released its 7th Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study earlier this week; it found employers value employee retention as the most important benefits objective, despite hard economic times. Controlling costs and increasing employee
The Hartford recently added six new target-date funds to its family of retirement products. Target-date funds are a series of portfolios which will automatically move toward more conservative asset allocations as the target year approaches. The