Benefits Education

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been monumental. Many employers have quickly mobilized their workforce to work from home to do their part to flatten the curve. And even some heartwarming stories have emerged about people bridging social distance...

Good news for Americans struggling to manage high healthcare costs: As flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) become more mainstream, they are also getting more convenient to use with every passing year. Along with the rise in...

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a savings and investment go-to account for healthcare consumers. But it wasn’t always that way. HSAs have only been around since 2004. Because these accounts are so new, employers and employees are still developing habits...

Ask more than 2,000 privately insured adults for their perspectives on their healthcare benefits, and you’re bound to get a range of opinions. But you would also likely find two common themes: dissatisfaction with the rising cost of healthcare and...

Digital health technologies are becoming ever more popular with young, tech-savvy consumers, who are using them for everything from step tracking to personal genetic testing. But the rate of adoption is much lower for seniors—which is a shame, because older...

By Feb. 1, the average American had already given up their well-intentioned New Year’s resolution. According to one study, we most often fall off the wagon because we lack the self-discipline to stay on track (per our own assessment), are...

Since we’re in an election year, the healthcare benefits marketplace is more under the microscope but also less likely to change in any dramatic way. The changes that do occur will be on the ground level, so to speak—in the...

Open enrollment in the U.S. is winding down: The last day to enroll in a new health insurance plan or change your existing health insurance plan for coverage next year is Sunday, Dec. 15. If you don’t act by then,...

If a lot of Christmas movies seem to be fueled by injuries, property damage and other mishaps and disasters, maybe it’s just art imitating life. Ladders, ice, saws, electric lights and dangling decorations lead to a few hundred real-life Clark...

If you’re an employer or benefits administrator, part of your job during open enrollment is to equip employees with the information they need to make the best decision about their healthcare benefits. This year is no exception. Yet, most employees...