Employers, benefit advisors and brokers need to consider that these restrictions can hinder patient access to the treatments their clinicians prescribe and worsen their outcomes while increasing health care costs, says a new study.
Gen Zers and millennials, who spend significant time on social media, were not turning to those channels for financial guidance, but were more likely than other generations to turn to a financial advisor for help, says a new study.
Implementing a primary care model into a self-funded plan can help employers build a benefits suite to match their businesses: smart, efficient and with peoples' best interests at heart.
"Maxing out your 401(k)" is hard when employees are struggling to make ends meet and their paycheck barely covers expenses. That's why employers need to go beyond the obvious to give employees practical information they need.
With this significant bump from the current threshold of $35,568, more than 3 million workers would be newly eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week, under a new proposal from the DOL.
This latest federal ruling strikes down the methodology insurers use to calculate "qualifying payment amount," which includes "rates for items and services that providers have no intention to provide," according to the ruling.
Although less than half the respondents either are using AI now or will be within a year, more than half of responding companies (56%) already have policies in place.