by YJ Lee As the second-largest household expense after rent or mortgage, childcare expenses weigh heavily on employees. The national average cost for childcare has risen 22% more since 2019. In addition to ...
by YJ Lee As the second-largest household expense after rent or mortgage, childcare expenses weigh heavily on employees. The national average cost for childcare has risen 22% more since 2019. In addition to ...
Category: benefits, hybrid workforce, productivity, childcarebenefits, burnout
by Cole Hollander There are many issues employees face in the workplace, and the one they certainly should not have to, is the complexity of healthcare systems offered by their employers. When the process to ...
Category: benefits, Healthcare Solutions, virtual care, primary care, directprimarycare
by Blake Fussell Ashley Harrison, a young woman from Chicago, visited a suburban emergency room with severe chest pain and muscle aches. Two days later, doctors discovered she had cancer and transferred her to ...
by Blake Fussell Most Americans have experienced a brutally long wait time to see a doctor for just a few minutes. Direct Primary Care (DPC) has been an option to assist with the issue and could be a major ...
by Blake Fussell The answer to nearly any question can now be found through a Google search. The same advancements in technology and data access have made stop-loss insurance, including how it is obtained, ...
Category: benefits, stop-loss insurance, cloudbased, technology, ringmaster
by Cole Hollander A strong presence of young and motivated individuals is vital for any industry's long-term success. Unfortunately, there are not too many college students, or recent graduates, who answer, ...
Category: benefits, lower costs, healthcare spend, benefits leaders, SIIA
by Emily Smith During the COVID-19 pandemic, my 65-year-old father-in-law decided to schedule a virtual telehealth visit in lieu of an in person visit – something he wouldn't have agreed to in previous years. ...
Category: Healthcare Solutions, telehealth, virtualhealth, digitalbenefits, digitalhealth
by Blake Fussell Dubbed the Great Resignation, many low-wage employees have quit their jobs to find a new way of combating rising living costs. This has created a struggle for businesses to hire and retain ...
Category: benefits, financial literacy, financial wellness, financial health, working poor
by Blake Fussell More than two years after it began, President Joe Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic over on September 18. But the pandemic showed the importance of quality, affordable healthcare, which has ...
Category: healthcare costs, healthcare law, working poor, familyglitch, hafa
by YJ Lee We’ve all heard the phrases, “When it rains, it pours" and "bad things always happen in 3's". Just think how easily this scenario of events could unfold for anyone: You leave your phone at a ...
by Sally Pace If you turned on a tv last week, regardless of your particular location, you likely saw images of our headquartered city flashing across the screen. Tragedy struck Memphis multiple times by ...
by Abby Doan As employee benefits continue to shift due to the impact of COVID-19, financial wellness strategies are climbing the priority list for post-pandemic benefits. As we soar toward 2023, offering ...
by Sally Pace Here are some unsettling statistics. The American Psychological Association’s 2021 Work and Well-being Survey reported that “3 in 5 employees reported negative impacts of work-related stress, ...
Category: "wellness", stress, mental health
by Sarah Gunter As we hit the halfway mark in the plan year and benefits leaders look to the future, we felt like now is the perfect time to evaluate benefits programs in terms of stop, start, and keep. We ...
by Evan Boswell One of the most common sources of workplace injury are musculoskeletal disorders. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 272,780 cases of musculoskeletal disorders caused people to miss ...