Drug cost growth to be in low single digits: report
The compounded annual growth rate of private market drug costs, at an overall market level, will be in the range of 1.6% to 2.8% between…
- By: Staff
- November 22, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:56
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Growth of health benefits costs slows
Health benefit costs in the United States continued to slow in 2013 as employers took action in anticipation of new expenditures that will arise over…
- By: Staff
- November 21, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:56
Bite-sized solutions to get drug plan costs under control
With ever-bloating drug plan costs, sponsors need bite-sized solutions to get costs under control
- By: Alan Kyte
- November 21, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
The benefits of the future
I have been asked by several people for my views on the benefits of the future. In this article, I suggest that the benefits currently…
- By: Brian Lindenberg
- November 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:23
Workers still see value in benefits
Most Americans see the benefits a company offers—especially health insurance—as an important consideration when they accept or reject a job, but not all employees are…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:25
New accounting disclosure requirements focus on risk assessment
Many Canadian companies will soon start preparing disclosures for their fiscal year-end corporate financial statements. For most organizations that account for their pension and other…
- November 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
Suspended senators keep benefits
Canadian senators Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau have been suspended from the Senate without pay for the next two years, but they will…
- By: Staff
- November 6, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:03
4 strategies to save on benefits plan costs
Four short-term strategies to save on benefits plan costs
- By: Peter Demangos
- October 31, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Canadian contractor for Obamacare website blames glitches on Washington
CGI Federal—the Canadian company which is the main contractor for the new Obamacare website—says the U.S. government bears the ultimate responsibility for all the glitches…
- By: Staff
- October 25, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:49
Workers believe their health insurance premiums will rise under Obamacare
Despite general unfamiliarity with the Affordable Care Act, a majority of U.S. employees believe the new law will increase how much they pay for health…
- By: Staff
- October 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:23
Central dispensing pharmacies: An indispensable tool?
Encouraging employees to live a healthier lifestyle eventually gives way to the notion that for some, the need for prescription drugs may be largely unavoidable.…
- October 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
Communication: Impossible
In his 2012 article, “Too complex to depict?”, Professor Henry Hu of the University of Texas Law School asks whether “too-big-to-fail” banks are too complex…
- By: Susan Deller
- October 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
The rising power of the consumer in the benefits arena
I recently presented at an employee benefits conference in the United States. As you would expect, much of the discussion was focused on Obamacare, however,…
- By: Brian Lindenberg
- October 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:39
Navigating new drug cost management options
Not long ago, drug cost management typically entailed reductions in coverage for plan members in the form of lower coinsurance, increased deductibles, dispensing fee caps,…
- October 17, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:47
Few small businesses offer health and retirement benefits
Although many of Canada’s small businesses feel responsible for their employees, few of them provide health and retirement benefits, according to the 2013 Manulife Financial…
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:49
2013 Vancouver Benefits & Pension Summit
The 2013 Vancouver Benefits & Pension Summit provided delegates with the information they need to reduce costs, create solutions, improve the workforce and manage risks.…
- October 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:23
Employee health and well-being: from myth to reality
A series of business divestments that resulted in staff reductions exceeding 75% of the upstream workforce created a challenging time at BP Canada Energy Group…
- By: Sonya Felix
- October 9, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:27
GSC limits initial prescriptions of high-cost drugs
Starting next month, Green Shield Canada is limiting new prescriptions of high-cost drugs to 10 days under its initial days supply feature.
- By: Staff
- October 9, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Engagement: the lifeblood of communication
In our fast-paced world where humans are bombarded every single day with thousands of messages, it’s no wonder that conventional communication strategies are quickly becoming…
- By: Sonya Felix
- October 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:22
Employees prefer not to buy life insurance at work
A recent LIMRA study revealed that 76% of Canadians would prefer to buy life insurance face-to-face in the future as opposed to buying from work,…
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:07
U.S. government shuts down as health insurance exchanges open
The United States government closed offices and shut down numerous services on Tuesday after Republicans tried to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
- By: Staff
- October 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:44
Pharma logic
Drug plan costs are an ongoing concern for Canadian employers. Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum in Vancouver shows how plan sponsors…
- By: Suzanne Lepage
- October 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Most unaware when healthcare exchanges open
A poll finds a majority of Americans are unaware that new insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are slated to open on Tuesday.
- By: Staff
- September 30, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 16:25
Canada slow to access new drugs: Report
Canadians access newly patented medicines later than other countries do—a situation that can be remedied if Canada accepts American and European Union drug approvals instead…
- By: Staff
- September 27, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:36
The role of data integration in plan management
Much has been written over the last 36 months with respect to programs that have been implemented to help contain and manage drug plan costs.…
- September 26, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:59