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More Workers Miss Work Due to Depression, Anxiety; Employers Can Help
Each year, mental health issues such as depression and anxiety lead to a staggering 12 billion missed workdays globally, according to a new study by Resolute Psychiatry, an online platform that provides virtual counseling. This absenteeism not only affects personal...
Specialty Drugs, Expensive Surgeries Driving Stop-Loss Insurance Costs
Companies that self-insure their group health benefits, or are in partial self-insured plans called level-funding, are likely to see higher stop-loss insurance renewal rates due to the rapidly increasing costs of specialty drugs and cancer surgery claims. Stop-loss...
Most Workers Uncomfortable with Cash-for-Coverage Plans
A recent survey found that the majority of employees prefer traditional employer-sponsored health insurance over receiving cash through an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA) to buy their own coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace....
Employers Wrestling with Fiduciary Benefits Compliance Issues, Leave Laws
A new report has found that employers are increasingly wrestling with two challenges in their human resources departments: growing employee benefits fiduciary liability issues, and administrative difficulties in managing employee leaves. Employers are facing lawsuits...
Employee Surveillance Doesn’t Boost Productivity, but Breeds Resentment: Study
As more people have been working remotely over the last few years, some employers have turned to employee-tracking software to ensure that these staff are working while on the clock, and to boost productivity. Tools like activity monitors and locations trackers,...
The Top Five Health Conditions Driving Insurance Costs
A new study has identified the top five health conditions that are driving the overall cost of group health plan outlays, and without which spending would actually be falling. The report is enlightening, and employers can use the findings to offer programs aimed at...
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