Unless benefits advisors have walked a mile in these shoes, it is difficult for them to relate to these daily and often fundamental challenges. Group benefits is but one of a number of items all competing for a space at the owner’s table and on the income statement.
Calgary-based Assured Diagnosis Inc. (ADI), in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, has launched two new health insurance options for Canadians.
For most HR leaders, the formula for benefits change is pretty simple: change = big headache. And it’s not just because of the extra paperwork.
On the group benefits side, those organizations with fewer plan members still face a few roadblocks when it comes to offering the flexibility that many of their employees seek.
The Regional Municipality of York introduced its strategic wellness program, in partnership with Sun Life Financial’s Health and Wellness team, in response to information garnered from staff in the region’s first Employee Satisfaction Survey in 2006. The goal was to achieve a culture of wellness with high-impact results.
Tough economic headwinds, rising rates of chronic illness and spiralling healthcare costs make maintaining a healthy workforce more critical to business success now than ever before.
According to research from Aon Hewitt, a number of employers are considering alternate healthcare models, such as corporate exchanges, to deliver cost-effective employee benefits.
The demand for more expedient and convenient services in the world of health benefits grows every year. And the boundaries of what constitutes an expected level of service are being pushed with the popularity of smartphones and mobile tablet devices.
However, employers are demanding more from their benefits plans, such as modern ways to incorporate them into a total rewards environment that recognizes positive contributions to a person’s health, the community or the organization’s bottom line.
The state of healthcare in Canada is in flux. As the economy forces companies to do more, bill less and accept more risk, the need to control costs has never been greater.