Watch this video According to research from the Sun Life Financial health index, more than 80% of Canadians realize they have the opportunity to manage…
Healthcare in the U.S. is about to cost more, this according to a survey by Buck Consultants. The Health Care Reform Readiness Survey of more…
There have been significant changes in the landscape of public sector drug plans over the past five years. Faced with rapidly escalating costs, provinces have…
As Canada’s post-recession economy recovers, attention is returning to the challenge of shifting demographics—specifically, the impact the impending wave of baby boom retirees will have.…
Outcomes-based contracting (OBC) has been developed by the Center for Health Value Innovation as a key methodology to reduce inefficiencies in healthcare delivery and to…
In 2007, the Canadian division of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) underwent a significant change, revamping its business culture and employee benefits. It was an enormous task,…
The prices of many of the world’s most popular prescription medications are set to decrease over the next year and beyond, as patent expiries open…
Benefits plans matter to employees. Research from the 2011 sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey shows that 59% of employees would choose to keep their benefits plan if…
Over the last few years, an increasing number of new medications have been introduced to treat a range of complex diseases. While many of these…
I followed my father’s footsteps into the pharmacy industry. When he first started practising pharmacy it was common place to smoke behind the dispensary counter,…
Private benefits plan managers can’t deny the impact of biologic drugs on their drug plans. According to Telus Health Solutions 2010 research, biologic drugs represent…
Manulife Financial Group Benefits has launched a suite of services to address the needs of employers dealing with incidences of workplace injury. Occupational Management Services…
Equitable Life of Canada has announced it has teamed up with insurance firm ACE Canada to offer group critical illness coverage to plan members. “Being…
Against a backdrop of spiralling drug costs coupled with an aging population, appropriate evaluation and coverage of drugs has taken on special urgency. Many stakeholders…
Who doesn’t know about the power of communications? They can diffuse or create a crisis, reinforce or revolutionize, educate, misinform, motivate, stall and persuade or…
It’s not just Air Canada and Canada Post workers who are unhappy with their employers, a new survey has found. Findings from Mercer’s What’s Working…
A U.S. study released by Buck Consultants indicates that the use of third-party pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) has increased by 10% in the past two…
The importance of the communication of an employee benefits plan cannot be undervalued. It creates employee awareness of the available benefits, plan restrictions and general…
Every Canadian wants a little more money. But what if you were offered more money in lieu of your health benefits plan? According to the…
How can we preserve and protect the Canadian healthcare system for future generations? The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care with the…
I was talking to a client recently about the potential implications of a particular biologic drug on their future benefits plan costs. The client listened…
Manulife Financial has launched Health Management Services, a new service to help plan sponsors manage their benefits costs. The new service offers employers a “unique…
Great-West Life has introduced a new smart-phone app to help plan members better manage their prescription medications. DrugHub, which is available for the iPhone, iPad…
A new type of employee benefit trust — the employee life and health trust (ELHT) — was created recently after amendments to the Income Tax…
What’s cooking for employees at Campbell Company of Canada? A lot, according to Fanny Karolev, Campbell’s manager of health and wellness, who we caught on…