Employee Benefit Adviser - November 2018

Employers are grappling with slow adoption even as they push high-deductible health plans as a smart bet for more workers.

Health benefits that integrate physical, financial, emotional and social components pave a wider path to lower costs.

A vast majority of workers are tapping their health savings accounts to pay for immediate healthcare expenses — and nine other findings from Willis Towers Watson.

The light bulb, the bicycle, Lady Gaga’s meat dress. With innovation, sometimes we just know it when we see it.

With absurd price disparities in healthcare costs, smart employers are refusing to accept disgraceful aspects of the benefits and healthcare status quo.

Even when your audience knows nothing about your product or service, talking for extended periods of time is not a good idea. That’s a lecture, not a conversation.

Brokers considering relinquishing their companies might find the holidays the perfect time to partner with advisers and get input from friends and family.

With rising costs of college tuition and rent, young adults rely on their parents more than ever for financial support. Benefit teams can help cut dependency by providing access to financial planners.

Big data, wearables and healthcare transparency resources can not only help benefits managers simplify offerings for employees, but it can also save them money in the process.

Benefitfocus is mimicking the popular video game’s update style when informing employees about new offerings as they roll out.

Chris Yarn, as his alter ego Frank MicDroppa, sings about health insurance as a way to educate brokers and employers.