Industry News

Employers Go into Overdrive to Attract and Retain Talent

The number of employers that are taking action to attract and retain talent has increased sharply. It’s a trend that’s expected to continue into 2022, according to a Willis Towers Watson surv...

CMS Proposes Higher Price Transparency Penalties for Hospitals

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to increase the penalty for some hospitals that don’t comply with the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule. There is a wide variatio...

HHS Issues Rule on Surprise Medical Bills

The Biden Administration issued an interim final rule to restrict out-of-pocket costs from surprise billing and balance billing. The regulations will take effect for health care providers and faci...

Small Businesses Remain Committed to Employee Benefits

Despite a shaky economy, 75% of small employers are keeping or growing their benefits in 2021, according to a Unum survey. Thirty-six percent of small businesses plan to hire new employees, and 20...

What Employees Want During Open Enrollment

The company, isolved, surveyed full-time employees to learn about their expectations for benefits programs and platforms. At the top of the wish lists are better enrollment technologies, more cust...

How A Lower Medicare Age May Affect Health Plan Costs

Employer health plan costs could drop significantly if the Medicare age were lowered, according to an analysis by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation. One of Pres...

Individual Coverage is Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Adults 50-64

Nearly half of older adults purchasing health insurance through the nongroup health insurance market faced unaffordable health coverage in 2019, compared to only 30% of younger adults, according t...

The Growing Demand for Holistic Benefits

As a result of the pandemic, employees expect more from their employers, according to a recent MetLife Employee Benefits Trends Study. Physical protection from COVID-19 are important, but emp...

Self Insured Plans Are On the Rise

Self-insured plans are getting more popular according to an annual report by the Department of Labor. The recently released report is based on Form 5500 filings for 2017 and 2018. During that peri...

Small Businesses Need Affordable Health Insurance Solutions

Many small businesses need solutions that would make it easier for them and their employees to afford and access health coverage, according to a report by the Small Business Majority and Families ...

Employers Are Changing Their Approach to Employee Benefits

Employers are just now understanding the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. So they’re rethinking their approach to employee benefits. That means offering new benefits and focusing o...

What’s Driving Employee Benefits In 2021

In 2021, employers are continuing to offer more benefits and absorbing health plan cost increases to keep things consistent for employees. At the same time, they’re taking advantage of savings opp...