In a report released Tuesday, the Employee Benefit Research Institute said employment based health coverage has declined in recent years, but remained steady over a long period. The report says employment-based health coverage is the dominant type
HealthPass, a nonprofit agency targeting small employers and sole proprietors, today announced a partnership with pharmacy benefit manager SUNRx Inc. to provide a free discount card program for prescription drugs. The card will be available to
Two new guides have been released to promote dependent care assistant programs. The guides, one aimed at employers and one at employees, offer suggestions for making such plans easy to use, and include eligibility guidelines, tax benefits and other
AlwaysCare Benefits Inc. announced today it is extending dental benefits to cover oral cancer screenings, and prenatal and diabetic dental cleaning. The new features are available at minimal or no extra cost to members. Members with risk factors
A recent study by WorldatWork found telecommuting is on the rise. Forty-two percent of employers offered it in 2008, compared with 30 percent who offered it last year. Anne Ruddy, president of WorldatWork attributes the rise to rising gas prices,
A report from Watson Wyatt shows employers aren't thinking about reducing pay raises despite economic troubles, and better-performing employees can even expect higher raises. The study shows employers are planning an average of 3.5 percent raises
CIGNA Voluntary has added Starbridge Advanced Medical Plans to its product line. These limited-benefit health plans target hourly workers for groups with 200 or more eligible employees.Supplemental benefits, like dental/vision and short-term
As evidence of the increasing popularity of health savings accounts, OptumHealth Bank announced today that it has gathered over $600 million in deposits. "OptumHealth Bank has achieved this milestone as a result of a nearly 50 percent
Colonial Life was recently named one of the best places to work in South Carolina by research firm Best Companies Group. Winners were determined based on leadership and planning, corporate culture and communication, role satisfaction, work
BenefitsCheckUp is a free online service from the National Council on Aging that allows older Americans or their caregivers to look up and enroll in benefits programs. The service lists over 1,550 public and private programs that address seniors'