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Healthcare cuts on employers’ minds

Employers are looking to lower their average healthcare cost increase in the face of a tough economic climate and all the associated costs that a…

Getting the most out of your healthcare spend

Every company’s aim is to maximize profit, but only in tough times like the current economic crisis are the layers of the organization peeled back…

Recession boosts worker stress

Canadian workers are feeling increasingly stressed in the workplace, and it’s largely due to the recession, according to survey results released by Desjardins Financial Security.…

RDSP Power

HR Managers should do their homework on the new Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) before discussing RRSPs and TFSAs with disabled employees. Otherwise they may…

Mental Wealth

Many Companies have changed their priorities due to the recession, but they shouldn’t neglect their most valuable assets. I recently attended the Xeffects conference in…

Distinct Benefits

Quebec benefits management: translating differences into opportunities. In a recent national survey conducted by Aon Consulting to examine benefits and talent management practices, 84% of…

Passport to Health

With long wait times and an aging population, could medical tourism ever become a voluntary benefit in Canada? Travelling abroad can be a life-changing experience:…

Flu preparedness critical, mandatory

While the H1N1 flu pandemic has yet to reach crisis proportions, plan sponsors have an operational and legal obligation to plan for the worst. According…

  • By: Jody White
  • April 30, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Flu Fallout: Outbreak Highlights Coverage Limits

Businesses that could be most affected by a widespread swine flu outbreak—like airlines or movie theatres—won’t find much recourse from commercial insurance policies. If the…

Cost Increases Within Canadian Drug Plans: What’s the Real Story?

Some plan sponsors we have worked with over the past year in considering their 2007 and 2008 claims experiences have seen inflation rates within their…

  • April 20, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Mental Health in the Workplace: How to Accommodate

Women face unique challenges when dealing with mental illness, and employers need to be flexible in accommodating these challenges, an expert panel concluded at a…

Innovation in Adversity

The boom times of the last decade are clearly behind us—yes we heard you the first time—and the future is unclear. But where there are…

Precision Planning

Employers need to keep long-term goals in mind when implementing short-term workforce strategies. The economy has cooled down to uncomfortable temperatures, but Canadian employers are…

Efficiency: a Catch-22

Are processes in the group insurance industry too streamlined? Advances in technology have brought significant improvements to the group insurance industry over the last five…

2009 Group Insurance Report – Better Days

The group insurance industry isn’t immune to the current economy. However, insurers are expecting to bring change and innovation to the marketplace as a result…

Frontlines: Seeing Double

Although a new year typically brings an increase in health and dental claims, some insurers are seeing an abnormal spike in paramedical services. They question…

Drug Watch

The Health Council of Canada recently released two companion reports on the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy. Dr. Neil MacKinnon, contributor to the reports, discusses the NPS…

  • By: Jody White
  • February 28, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Scaling Back?

Employers will be tightening their budgets in 2009. Will dental plans feel the pressure? With approximately 2,300 employees, Leon’s Furniture Ltd. has an estimated 1,400…

CIMCA Heads to Court Over Access to Independent Clinics

A legal battle is looming in British Columbia over patients’ access to private healthcare, citing a precedent from the Supreme Court of Canada. The Canadian…

  • By: Jody White
  • February 3, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Canada’s National Pharmaceutical Strategy Languishing

In 2004, Canada’s provincial and federal governments created the National Pharmaceutical Strategy (NPS) in an effort to make prescription drugs accessible and affordable for all…

  • By: Jody White
  • January 30, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Accounting for Health

The present and future of HCSAs and other consumer-driven healthcare products in Canada. If your employees had a choice of where they could spend their…

  • By: Dave Jones
  • January 15, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Consumer Education

Bell Aliant keeps prescription drug costs top of mind for its employees—and their doctors. Bell Aliant Regional Communications, the regional telecommunications company for Atlantic Canada…

Time Will Tell

When it comes to aging, health and healthcare, there’s no way to predict the future—but employers and employees can at least plan in advance.. Baby…

Front Lines

Tempting Cuts As organizations look to identify cost savings that will avert layoffs during tough times, employee benefits will likey come under review. While cuts…

  • By: Jody White
  • January 1, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Engagement Key to 50 Best Employers

Engaging your workforce is not only integral in making the 50 Best Employers list, it is crucial during periods of intense competition for talent. Organizations…

  • By: Jody White
  • December 31, 2008 September 13, 2019
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