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 has launched a national health-care provider ratings network for chiropractors, massage therapists, psychologists and other paramedical providers. Under the new ratings network, every…
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…
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 Stores Ltd. hosted a series of health fairs in November for more than 2,000 employees in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario to raise…
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…
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…
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…
At $45 million per year, antidepressant claims are “the biggest spend in our drug portfolio,” Peter Gove, health innovation leader at Green Shield Canada, told…
Employers may not always be able to see their employees’ mental-health challenges but they can see the results in the workplace. What are some of…
Major depression is more likely to be a heterogeneous group of disorders rather than a single condition, Dr. Sidney Kennedy, professor of psychiatry at the…
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd. had gone eight years without a disability claim, but the company took notice when it saw three mental health-related short-term disability…
On any given week, thousands of Canadians won’t make it into work due to a mental-health problem or illness. “[Mental health is] the No. 1…
What happens in a world where a drug identification number can mean two very different things, depending on the product? Most drug plans have contract…
As employers continue to grapple with rising benefits costs, there’s “room for change” in what their plans cover, a speaker at Innovative Medicines Canada’s conference…
The government is implementing a new reimbursement policy for veterans claiming marijuana for medical purposes, reducing the allowance from 10 grams per day to three…
The government of Ontario and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union have reached an agreement on post-retirement benefits for members of the OPSEU pension plan,…
Inflammatory bowel disease is on the rise, particularly among children. And at a cost to the Canadian economy of approximately $2.8 billion a year, early…
What are the best ways for plan sponsors to ensure the affordability of their drug plans while providing their employees with the medications they need?…
When she was in her early 30s, Dawn Richards had so much inflammation and pain in her hands that she couldn’t turn the key to…
The benefits industry is in a unique position to make a difference to Canada’s growing opioid crisis, according to Margaret Wurzer, senior manager of benefits…
With a complex approval process in Canada and new medications in rapid development, it’s important to look carefully at what a drug plan covers, according…
Biosimilar medicines present a significant opportunity to address the demands on drug benefit plans, the president of Biosimilars Canada told Benefits Canada’s Calgary Drug Trends…
As the debate continues over which drugs plan sponsors should cover, how do patients feel about biosimilars? According to survey data presented at Benefits Canada’s…
In the face of rising overall health premiums, how can plan sponsors ensure the sustainability of their benefit plans? “It’s not just about drugs,” says…