General Motors of Canada was “not contractually entitled” to cut retirees’ healthcare and life insurance benefits, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled.
Nearly all American employees believe that voluntary work benefits help them simplify and secure their increasingly complex and unpredictable lives, according to a survey.
Manulife Financial has launched a new product intended to help Canada’s smallest employers provide workplace health benefits, which are typically out of reach for them.
An executive from a well-known national third-party administrator recently commented how administrative services only (ASO) is hot these days. He further added that several brokers…
The American benefits landscape has been the birthplace of a number of concepts and strategies that have migrated to Canada: Targeted health population programs, wellness…
More employers in the United Kingdom are offering flexible benefits in an effort to increase employee engagement and attract and retain top performers, but many…
The money spent on pharmaceutical treatment in Ontario more than pays off in savings for the health system and improved productivity for the economy, according…
Organizations are facing benefits plan cost increases, which are driven by healthcare inflation, increased utilization, and an aging workforce with rising health and societal responsibility…
The United States has delayed a portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which forces companies with 50 or more workers to provide healthcare coverage…
Without changes in New Brunswick’s healthcare system, costs are expected to jump to $4.6 billion by 2020 from $2.8 billion in 2009.
Ten years ago, prescription drug prices in Canada were essentially shrouded in mystery. Canadians who purchased drugs on a regular basis may have been aware…
The United States Supreme Court ruled that a 1996 law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples is unconstitutional.
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association says the prescription drug system must be fundamentally reformed if it is to serve Canadians well in the…
Do all insurers pay claims the same? To find out, Mercer conducted a survey of insurers to drill down into claims adjudication capabilities and differentiators.…
New Brunswick, one of two provinces without catastrophic drug coverage, plans to roll out part of the program as early as this fall.
Smoking bans on all company property both indoors and outdoors should be a visible part of a comprehensive non-smoking policy in Canadian workplaces, according to…
Plan sponsors and plan members have become remarkably open to the notion of the workplace supporting personal health, according to the 16th annual Sanofi Canada…
Canada's provincial pharmacare systems have flaws not found in other developed countries that could be addressed by integrating prescription drug coverage into the broader healthcare…
It’s interesting how certain areas in drug plan management can cause significant confusion and misunderstanding that can lead to inappropriate assumptions being made. It’s often…
Morneau Shepell has been selected by the International Benefits Network to be its exclusive Canadian member.
Poor decisions by plan members lead to drug plan waste and can cost plan sponsors more than $5 billion every year, according to a report.
Equitable Life has introduced integrated health metrics reference reporting to its drug plan management tool kit.
Seven group benefits experts hold virtual counsel on how they’re using technology in the group provider space
This year’s Canadian Institute of Health Information study, Lifetime Distributional Effects of Publicly Financed Health Care in Canada, estimates the effects of publicly funded healthcare…
Drug cost containment strategies such as mandatory generic substitution and prior authorization rightly dominate discussions about trends in the health benefits industry. But is this…