With the impact of rising healthcare costs, employers must begin to consider the influence that Alternative Provider Contracting can have....

For some employers, a HIPAA audit could be right around the corner. Even if you think you are meeting all of the requirements, there is always fear...

ERISA’s reporting and disclosure obligations — notices, summary plan descriptions (SPDs), 5500 filings —can feel burdensome and confusing. The good...

In October 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest state and territory-specific data on adult obesity...

1. Corporate Wellness, not Employee Wellness. In the end, it’s all about culture. Wellness must be integrated into the business, and its...

The CDC indicates that smoking causes nearly one in five deaths every year in the United States and that cigarette smoking is the leading...

Personal debt is a wide-spread problem and it’s likely impacting your workforce at all employee levels. As a leading cause of stress that can...

Mounting deaths in this country due to suicide and the opioid crisis is not news. However, many in the benefits community have thought problems...

Employees with untreated mental health disorders like depression can struggle with physical, mental, and emotional impairments that may worsen over...

Healthcare literacy encompasses everything from how to read a nutrition label to medicine dosing information to how to access needed care. Helping...