The increase in the cost of employer-sponsored health and dental benefits plateaued in 2012, but expenses are expected to swell again due to the prevalence of high-cost specialty drugs and the aging of the population, according to a survey.
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 to their employees.
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.
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 Healthcare Survey.
Quebec's doctors and medical students are asking the government to extend public coverage to include all medical imaging.
Leading-edge organizations look for ways to implement innovative solutions to manage their costs and be better prepared for the effects of future changes in the drug benefits landscape. For the Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP)—which serves more than 55,000 covered members in 58 school jurisdictions across Alberta—predictive modelling for prescription drug costs was one such way.
HR departments are committed to using new technology to promote health and engagement; the challenge will be making it a priority for the bean counters. New research by Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company, and WorldatWork examined the current use and future potential for three key technologies: gamification, mobile apps and social media. Among the three […]
Saskatchewan is the only province expected to run a budgetary surplus at the end of this fiscal year. Ontario’s deficit has been a potential concern for years, and now even oil-rich Alberta is showing signs of an imbalance between government revenue and expenditure.
How U.S. employers offer manage and deliver healthcare benefits is likely to change significantly down the road, according to a new survey.
Quebec’s social programs are going to take a substantial hit in the near future and needs to prepare now for the coming “demographic squeeze,” says a report out this week from the C.D. Howe Institute.