The results of new Benefits Canada research released at the Pharmacy Solutions in Drug Plan Management Forum in Mississauga, Ont. on Oct. 4 are shedding light…
Thanks to sweeping changes in health-care legislation and examples set by publicly funded programs, the role of pharmacists is evolving as plan sponsors have new…
With getting the right prescription the first time an essential step to achieving better health outcomes, a number of digital innovations may help plan members,…
When it comes to areas such as preventative services and medication reviews, pharmacies are in a good position to provide support to plan members with…
Non-adherence to medication has serious consequences for both plan members and sponsors, but for some patients with chronic conditions, using a mail-order pharmacy may improve…
Although there are a number of data gaps in Canada’s specialty pharmacy space, there’s also an untapped opportunity to leverage technology in order to change…
Sun Life Financial has appointed Marilee Mark as vice-president, product and integrated health solutions and Wayne Millar as vice-president, marketing and digital solutions. Both appointments…
Millennial business owners are more likely to invest in employee benefits with 81 per cent investing in benefits within a year of launching their business,…
Mercer has named René Beaudoin global health delivery leader, part of its retirement, health and benefits leadership teams. He will be based in the Toronto…
Canadian insurers anticipate a six per cent increase in medical spending before the end of 2016 after experiencing a 6.3 per cent increase last year,…
In our October issue, Benefits Canada looked into plan sponsors that include faith-based healing in their benefit plans, such as services provided by Christian Science…
Health Canada approved the abortion pill Mifegymiso in July 2015. Late last month, however, all provinces but Quebec announced they wouldn’t include the medication in…
In Ontario, private sector health-care spending — which includes private insurance and out-of-pocket payments — grew 14.5 per cent over the past 10 years, according to a…
A settlement has been reached to end a lengthy battle over divvying up the US$7.3 billion raised in Nortel Networks Corp.’s bankruptcy liquidation. The decision…
Digital benefits platform League is partnering with RBC Insurance to add insurance products to its portfolio of health benefits. League will provide coverage for unexpected…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has reached a tentative agreement with Unifor that includes increasing wages and benefits for the union’s members in line with an economic…
A third (36 per cent) of millennials are willing to pay more for more generous workplace health-care plans, up from 27 per cent who said…
Ryerson University carries an impressive vision-care package: non-unionized employees can spend up to $800 every two years on glasses, contact lenses and laser eye surgery…
Visits to Christian Science practitioners aren’t an expensive benefit for plans to cover. In the past three years, the University of Manitoba spent exactly zero…
While there has been plenty of attention on the affect of Nortel Networks Corp.’s bankruptcy on its pension plan members, the struggle by a group…
The 21st century is a smorgasbord of endless abundance and choice. Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, strawberries were only available in season and,…
Today is World Heart Day, the World Heart Federation’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease. “Cardiovascular disease is preventable in so many cases,…
Canada shouldn’t adopt New Zealand’s national pharmacare system, a new study from the Canadian Health Policy Institute argues. The study by the think-tank examined prices…
Most of the growth in the Canadian life and health insurance industry in 2015 came from the pensions and retirement market, the Canadian Life and…
The predictions have begun to come true for most plan sponsors: the flat (or declining) cost trends of recent years have been replaced by significant…