Original post employeebenefitadvisor.com WASHINGTON -- As the dust begins to settle after the Department of Labor issued its hotly contested fiduciary regulation, one of the key officials who led the rulemaking initiative says that he anticipates issuing clarifying guidance on an ongoing basis as industry feedback...
Original post benefitspro.com Have you ever even heard of healthy hearing habits? If not, you’re probably not alone. Relatively few Americans appear to pay much attention to their ears, according to a recent survey conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of EPIC Hearing Healthcare. The survey found that...
Original post benefitspro.com “Transparency” and “choice” are keywords associated with health plan consumers these days. But there’s no guarantee those key words will lead to the keyword phrase “lower health plan costs.” One survey of the employees of two large employers reports that, given transparency and choice, plan...
Original post benefitspro.com “You can help your employer clients comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA] by becoming their trusted advisors,” Julie L. Hulsey, CLU, LUTCF, president and CEO, Zynia Business Solutions, Amarillo, Texas, told her audience in her presentation, “Employers’ Greatest Fears:...
Originally posted by United Benefit Advisor. The terms "wellness" and "well-being" are often used interchangeably; however, they mean very different things when applied to workplace health promotion. Traditionally speaking, employee "wellness" programs have primarily focused on just physical health. Whereas employee "well-being" programs emphasize emotional, mental, social,...
Originally posted by United Benefit Advisor. Eighty-one percent of employees have elected vision benefits in 2016, up from 78 percent last year, according to Transitions. This increase moved vision into a tie with dental as the second most popular benefit election behind medical. Digital eye strain, which...
Originally posted by United Benefits Advisor. To understand which option is best for your particular situation, it's essential to know the differences between health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), health savings accounts (HSAs) and health care flexible spending accounts (HFSAs). Answers to the top questions about these account-based plans...
Original post benefitspro.com People who work remotely are happier, according to a new survey conducted by TinyPulse, an employee engagement firm. The firm polled 509 U.S. workers who always work remotely about their job satisfaction and compared their responses to those of the roughly 200,000 U.S. employees...
Original post benefitspro.com Even employees covered by an employer-sponsored health plan remain confused about the benefits that are free of charge to them under health care reform law. But employers say that they often don’t have the resources or effective communications tools to fully explain these...
Original post benefitspro.com Employee counts are used to determine what laws, rules, fees and penalties apply to a health plan and/or the employer sponsor. But the methods for counting employees are as varied as the laws that affect them. This creates confusion and frustration among employers and can...