paramedical – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 GreenShield, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/greenshield-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Fri, 03 May 2024 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155133 The union representing more than 600 employees at GreenShield Canada in Toronto and Windsor, Ont. has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains, ending a strike that began on March 1. The agreement includes a $1.50 increase to the defined benefit pension plan for each year, bringing employees from a $71 […]

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]]> 54% of benefits plan members currently live with at least one chronic condition: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/54-of-benefits-plan-members-currently-live-with-at-least-one-chronic-condition-survey/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143610 More than half (54 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members currently live with at least one diagnosed chronic health condition, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found the top current diagnoses were a mental-health condition such as depression or anxiety (18 per cent), high cholesterol (12 per cent), arthritis (12 per […]

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]]> Webinar: Current health-care policies impacting private drug coverage https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/webinar-current-health-care-policies-impacting-private-drug-coverage/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/webinar-current-health-care-policies-impacting-private-drug-coverage/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 05:00:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/webinar-current-health-care-policies-impacting-private-drug-coverage/ On May 12, Benefits Canada hosted a webinar to discuss the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts during the coronavirus crisis, as well as some key policy issues for Canadian insurers and their potential impact from the private-payer perspective. Since the end of April, 139 coronavirus treatments have been under investigation and Health Canada has approved several clinical trials […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/webinar-current-health-care-policies-impacting-private-drug-coverage/feed/ 0 Mental health increasingly on Canadian employers’ radars: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/mental-health-increasingly-on-radar-of-canadian-employers-survey/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/mental-health-increasingly-on-radar-of-canadian-employers-survey/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2019 05:00:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/mental-health-increasingly-on-radar-of-canadian-employers-survey/ Almost all employers offer paramedical benefits for psychology and many are adopting programs to support employee mental health, according to a new survey by Aon. Canadian employers are increasingly realizing the individual and business risks that arise from mental-health issues. “While fewer than half of the employers we talked to identified mental health as a serious […]

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