Voluntary Benefits

According to the EEOC, a new wellness regulations draft will be available in August of 2018; final rules will likely take till October of 2019.

Among the changes in the final tax bill are the repeal of some business deductions, such as some parking and transportation benefits and some entertainment expenses.

Since the first rheumatoid arthritis drug came to market a decade ago, nearly a dozen have been added. If basic economics prevailed, RA treatments and patients would have benefited from competition. But that hasn't been the case.

For the past two years federal regulators have issued subpoenas and scrutinized relationships between drug companies and the charities, which are supposed to operate independently from industry donors.

A channel manager working with brokers and brokerage organizations representing clients across a range of industries and company sizes offers her insights for both big and small companies in 2018.

The designation allowed public health officials to begin tracking overdose data in real time and set in motion a multiagency effort to combat the epidemic. But some public health advocates doubt it will translatE into more help for people on the street using drugs.

Heres a simple, inexpensive way to get employers and employees thinking about vision benefits: add or improve the contact lens benefits.

Understanding the impact of diabetes on dental and vision health can help brokers and employers develop benefits strategies that support employee wellness and control health care costs.