02 Feb Harvard Professors Fall Out Of the Ivory Tower with Health Care Hikes

Posted at 21:14h in ClearPath blog, Health Care, Survey

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The New York Times recently stirred up a media firestorm when it reported about Harvard University professors who were lambasting the health care increases they were facing this year. Read more here...

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20 Jan Consider a Wellness Coach

Posted at 15:15h in ClearPath blog, HR Elements, Wellness

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Biometric testing has become the latest rage in wellness programs. If you're unfamiliar with this, biometric testing involves measuring employees' blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, and similar measurements of employees' health status. Read more here...

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16 Jan Wellness Programs Feeling the Heat as the EEOC Increases Its Efforts – Part 3

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  Source: United Benefit Advisors, LLC The last few months have seen as many complaints filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against wellness programs. On August 20, 2014, the EEOC brought its first direct challenge of a wellness program under Title I of the...

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15 Jan Top 2014 UBA Publications for Employers

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Source: United Benefit Advisors, LLCPlease note that all documents are download-only. For printable versions, please contact your benefits advisor.1. The Employer's Guide to "Play or Pay"An Overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and its Potential Impact on Employers and their Workforces. With...

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05 Jan Don’t be a Craveman

Posted at 15:57h in ClearPath blog, Wellness

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Source: United Benefit Advisors, LLCIt's the holidays. It's the perfect storm of indulging in food that you may not normally eat.  Whether you get gift baskets in the office, or are just tempted by all the holiday goodies in the supermarket, your mind is constantly...

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26 Dec Wellness programs adopt outside-the-box solutions

Posted at 15:02h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Wellness

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  Originally posted December 15, 2014 by Mike Nesper on Employee Benefit Advisor Increasing participation in a particular activity can be done with incentives, “but you can’t buy commitment to health,” says Alexander Domaszewicz, a principal and senior consultant with Mercer. “Getting people committed to health takes...

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15 Dec Most Consumers Value Integrated Benefits for Time and Cost Savings

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  Originally posted December 11, 2014 on Insurance Broadcasting Whether it’s dental insurance or the smartphone, consumers want products that offer simplification and savings. In a new survey, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield asked Americans what products make their lives easier and the findings revealed that...

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09 Dec Dental gap: Coverage slips through reform’s cracks

Posted at 19:31h in ClearPath blog, Health Care Reform

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  Originally post December 9, 2014 by Bob Herman on www.businessinsider.com.  Dental care is a peculiar niche of the U.S. healthcare system. Even though teeth and gums are just as much part of the human body as kidneys or elbows, they are insured differently — a lot differently. When...

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29 Oct Preventing Ebola in the Workplace

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U.S. Workplace Considerations for Ebola Exposure. Find out more here...

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28 Oct 2015 HSA and FSA Cheat Sheet

Posted at 17:18h in ClearPath blog, Health Care

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A health savings account is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. Read more here...

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