2022 Benefits & Pension Summit – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 19:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2022 BPS coverage: Medications for inflammatory disease, diabetes account for top eligible drug costs https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-bps-coverage-medications-for-inflammatory-disease-diabetes-account-for-top-eligible-drug-costs/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:47:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122674 While medications used for treating inflammatory disease accounted for just 0.7 per cent of claims across Telus Health’s Canadian block of business in 2021, they represent the largest percentage of eligible drug costs at 12.6 per cent, due to the prevalence of high-cost treatments in this drug class. By comparison, diabetes medications accounted for 12 […]

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]]> 2022 BPS coverage: How employers can combat the rise in musculoskeletal conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-bps-coverage-how-employers-can-combat-the-rise-in-musculoskeletal-conditions/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:46:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122782 Employees are experiencing more pain than ever before, with nearly half of the workforce diagnosed with some form of chronic pain lasting more than three months, according to Dr. Ayla Azad, chief experience officer at the Canadian Chiropractic Association, during a session at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Benefits & Pension Summit on June 1. Citing several different […]

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]]> 2022 BPS coverage: Olympic rower Silken Laumann shares mental-health journey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-bps-coverage-olympic-rower-silken-laumann-shares-mental-health-journey/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:45:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122693 Highlighting the power of the mind to overcome physical obstacles, Silken Laumann, four-time Olympic rower and founder of the charity Unsinkable, shared the struggles she faced after an injury during a warmup for the 1992 Summer Olympics. “I was the No. 1 ranked rower in the world,” she said during the closing session of Benefits […]

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