Voluntary Benefits

Open enrollment may seem like a long ways off, but today's top brokers are constantly on the lookout for tools and techniques to improve the process.

In an era of unprecedented volatility that includes an increasing workforce skills gaps, sexual harassment claims and other types of people risk, organizations must re-examine how they manage their employees.

Wal-Mart is touting DisposeRx as the first of its kind because it allows patients to dispose of unwanted or expired pills at home.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge Tuesday that the court does not have the power to force the agency to comply with any deadline, or direct the agency to adopt any new rules in the first place.

Brokers are gaining more experience than in past years and that the average broker is now more knowledgeable about voluntary. And that makes him or her a more formidable competitor.

Employers, and the benefit brokers who advise them, are going to have to take a deeper dive into financial wellness benefits in 2018.

Once employers understand the true value of voluntary benefits, they will be more willing to increase their offerings.

Dr. Marc Grossman believes that episode Of care pricing for non-emergency procedures can help all constituencies operate in a more intelligent, effective and efficient manner while driving significant cost savings without sacrificing quality of care or outcomes.