Everything old is new again. As open enrollment gets underway for next year’s job-based health insurance coverage, some employees are seeing traditional plans offered alongside or instead of the plans with sky-high deductibles that may have been their only choice in the past. Some employers say that, in a tight labor market, offering a more […]
When it comes to open enrollment employees often finish the process with more questions than when they started. They are finding it increasingly difficult to interpret their benefits plans and more often than not, they don’t fully understand what they signed up for. About 35% of employees have little to no understanding of their healthcare […]
Unitedhealthcare is introducing a new benefit for members with acute low back pain which is intended to make accessing physical therapy and chiropractic care more affordable. The new benefit allows plan participants enrolled in certain employer-sponsored health plans to pay zero out of pocket for their first three visits to a physical therapist or chiropractor […]
When it comes to open enrollment employees often finish the process with more questions than when they started. They are finding it increasingly difficult to interpret their benefits plans and more often than not, they don’t fully understand what they signed up for. About 35% of employees have little to no understanding of their healthcare […]
Walmart is experimenting with new benefits designed to help make healthcare more accessible to its employees. Starting early next year, select Walmart locations will have access to a new platform that pairs employees with a local doctor. Employees in Colorado, Wisconsin and Minnesota will have access to expanded telehealth benefits that cost $4 per appointment. […]
When an employee is diagnosed with a complex or life-threatening condition, employer support can help them get the right treatment and decrease the amount of stress and anxiety faced by the employee and their family. There are three types of support that employers can offer to help streamline the process of connecting with physicians who […]
Even if Medicare’s open enrollment period sounds like a big snore fest, you might sleep better next year if you take advantage of it. For the program’s 60 million beneficiaries, that yearly fall window — Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 — offers the chance to make changes that take effect Jan. 1. While you aren’t […]
Uber is delving into a new area of the gig economy — scheduling for shift workers. The company, which is most well-known for its ride-sharing app, announced last week that has launched a new app called Uber Works. The tool connects employees with employers who need to fill available shifts. “By providing a reliable pool […]
In recent years, a number of changes have rapidly changed the way HR works, as transformations in society, government, culture, technology, communications and the legal landscape impact employers and the workplace. From the #MeToo movement to a growing emphasis on paid leave and new pay equity laws, HR managers have their hands full. Speaking at […]
Mastercard has teamed up with a voluntary benefit company and banking institution last week to help hourly employees make ends meet by providing easy access to their wages before payday. Minneapolis-based financial wellness benefit company, Branch, was founded as a scheduling platform for part-time jobs. Now they provide early wage access to hourly workers at […]