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What to do about biosimilars?

What to do about biosimilars?

With a number of biologic drugs facing patent expiration, plan sponsors will have a lot to think about when it comes to considering how to…

Benefits costs to trend even higher in 2017

Benefits costs to trend even higher in 2017

When it comes to the cost of health benefits in 2017 and beyond, it’s no surprise industry experts are projecting increases across the board, from…

A look at Japan’s unique death benefit

A look at Japan’s unique death benefit

Some Japanese employees are literally working themselves to death. With hundreds of people succumbing to punishing overtime hours each year, the deaths are common enough…

Manulife boosts mental-health benefits for staff to $10,000 per year

Manulife boosts mental-health benefits for staff to $10,000 per year

Manulife is providing more mental-health support to employees by increasing its annual coverage of mental-health services to $10,000 per person. Previously, employees could claim up…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • January 11, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:34
Morneau Shepell acquires another Montreal-based EAP provider

Morneau Shepell acquires another Montreal-based EAP provider

Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Longpré, an employee assistance and wellness program provider based in Montreal. The move expands the company’s presence in Quebec following…

  • By: Staff
  • January 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:00
Drug prices review, decumulation among top issues for 2017

Drug prices review, decumulation among top issues for 2017

As the new year begins, what are the key benefits, pension and investment issues facing plan sponsors in the coming months? For those providing benefits, drug…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • January 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:02
Have your say: Should the feds tax employer-paid health-care benefits?

Have your say: Should the feds tax employer-paid health-care benefits?

In December, Benefits Canada reported that nine associations representing health-care providers are urging the federal government to leave private health and dental insurance as non-taxable benefits.…

Change to make Trillium first payer could have major impact on private plans

Change to make Trillium first payer could have major impact on private plans

Ontario’s Trillium drug plan has announced it’s modernizing its systems and infrastructure and has refocused efforts on altering the way co-ordination of benefits takes place…

  • January 5, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:08
Hundreds of veterans likely affected by cuts to medicinal pot allotment

Hundreds of veterans likely affected by cuts to medicinal pot allotment

Almost three-quarters of veterans using medical marijuana will feel the impact this spring when the federal government imposes a new limit on the amount of…

Top 10 health and benefits stories of 2016

Top 10 health and benefits stories of 2016

There was a lot to talk about in the health and benefits space in 2016, from the continuing climb of drug plan costs, questions around…

  • By: Staff
  • December 28, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:54
Non-adherence a concern for plan sponsors

Non-adherence a concern for plan sponsors

If employees don’t take their medications as required, their non-adherence can affect not only themselves but also their employer. Non-adherence involves many issues, Chris Goguen,…

Toromont’s story of continued drug plan redesign

Toromont’s story of continued drug plan redesign

Toromont Industries Ltd., a construction equipment business with about 3,500 employees, has been on a long journey to revamp its drug plan after it noticed…

Debunking myths in drug plan management

Debunking myths in drug plan management

There was a solid interactive element to Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum as participants took part in a live-polling session on…

Prof calls for better accounting of productivity impact of drugs

Prof calls for better accounting of productivity impact of drugs

With the cost of health care rising, employers would do well to consider the productivity impacts of illness on their business, participants at Benefits Canada’s…

Morneau Shepell acquires Montreal-based EAP provider

Morneau Shepell acquires Montreal-based EAP provider

Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Solareh, a national health and wellness services provider based in Montreal that offers employee assistance programs. The acquisition represents less…

  • By: Staff
  • December 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:25
Have your say: Have you used all of your benefits for the year?

Have your say: Have you used all of your benefits for the year?

It’s that time of year again. Have you bought and wrapped your presents? Have you finished your holiday baking? And, most importantly, have you used up all…

  • By: Staff
  • December 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:20
Group benefits costs to spike 8% in 2017: Aon Hewitt

Group benefits costs to spike 8% in 2017: Aon Hewitt

Medical costs for group benefits plans will jump eight per cent in 2017, Aon Hewitt predicts. The number includes a 1.9 per cent spike in the general…

Tackling the challenge of health-care innovation

Tackling the challenge of health-care innovation

In late 2015, a Canadian advisory panel on health-care innovation declared the health-care system wasn’t ready for rising costs, quality concerns, accessibility, consumerism and advances…

Sun Life launches paramedical provider ratings system

Sun Life launches paramedical provider ratings system

Sun Life has launched a national health-care provider ratings network for chiropractors, massage therapists, psychologists and other paramedical providers. Under the new ratings network, every…

  • By: Staff
  • December 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:32
The debate over drug formularies

The debate over drug formularies

The $2-million fake lake in Muskoka. Bev Oda’s $16 orange juice. Even defined benefit pension plans for civil servants. The public sector doesn’t have a…

Workplace Benefits Awards’ winners celebrate success

Workplace Benefits Awards’ winners celebrate success

Nearly 60 top influencers in the benefits, pension and investment industries gathered for a luncheon at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on Oct. 20 to…

Home Hardware hosts health fairs to raise benefits awareness

Home Hardware hosts health fairs to raise benefits awareness

Home Hardware Stores Ltd. hosted a series of health fairs in November for more than 2,000 employees in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario to raise…

Panel calls on feds to create an ‘equitable’ and ‘cost-effective’ national pharmacare system

Panel calls on feds to create an ‘equitable’ and ‘cost-effective’ national pharmacare system

A special panel convened to make recommendations on the future of prescription drug coverage in Canada is calling on the federal government to create a…

  • By: Staff
  • December 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:13
Linking financial, physical wellness to mental health

Linking financial, physical wellness to mental health

What do finances have to do with our mental health? Quite a lot, actually. “When we look at surveys where we ask what causes you…

Panel discussion: How to support employees with PTSD

Panel discussion: How to support employees with PTSD

With growing awareness of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, what’s the role of employers in supporting employees dealing with it? That was the focus…