League Inc. is launching a new digital benefits platform in an effort to give plan members one place to access their health, lifestyle and benefits programs. The platform, called HBX, is aiming to reduce the number of systems employers need to use to manage their various employee programs. Integrating with more than 100 insurance carriers, health-care providers […]
The majority of plan members (77 per cent) and plan sponsors (85 per cent) agreed their workplace culture encourages health and wellness, according to the 2019 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. Among plan members with a workplace wellness culture, 61 per cent said the quality of the health benefits plan is excellent of very good, compared […]
Two-thirds (65 per cent) of plan sponsors said they have a specific objective for their health benefits plan in the coming year, according to the 2019 Sanofi health-care survey. The survey found 23 per cent of plan sponsors strongly agreed they have specific objectives, a 13 per cent increase from last year’s survey. “Having a plan objective and […]
Plan sponsors and plan members are unaware of the key differences between private and public drug plans, according to the 2019 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. Both employer and employee respondents said they believe private and public prescription drug plans cover close to the same amount of medications. Plan members estimated about 6,600 drugs are covered under private […]
Beginning June 30, Target Corp. will extend its backup care offerings to hourly and salaried employees at all U.S. stores and distribution centres. The program will include 20 days of in-centre childcare or in-home child- and elder care. The enhancements are intended to pick up where traditional parental leave policies end so employees can support their families, according to a press release. “Our […]
Employee benefits offerings from the Great-West Life Assurance Co. are now available on PaymentEvolution, a health and dental plan quoting service for small- and medium-sized employers. Small businesses using PaymentEvolution’s payroll and payment system can access the real-time quoting service, which gives them an estimate for employee benefits from multiple Canadian insurers. Read: What stops […]
Phzio Canada has signed an agreement with Benefits by Design Inc. and Green Shield Canada to launch a virtual physiotherapy pilot project. The partnership will enable BBD’s existing group benefits plan members to access Phzio’s tele-physiotherapy platform, which is available in Canada and the U.S. Green Shield Canada will support BBD in the launch of the […]
What can a small Alberta town of 70,000 people do when the provincial government’s response to, “We need a hospital,” is that they can possibly have one by 2040? This year, the town of Airdre became Canada’s first Blue Zone and healthiest community. The term Blue Zone, which was coined by author Dan Buettner, determines certain regions of the […]
The majority of small U.S. employers currently offer at least one health benefit to their employees, according to a new report by business research organization LIMRA. This is a rise of 11 percentage points compared to the last survey results in 2012. Much of these increases can be attributed to a stronger economy and record-low unemployment, noted […]
Though only half (50 per cent) of Canadians have disability coverage, 68 per cent have required time off work because of a disability, according to a survey by RBC Insurance Services Inc. The study, which looked at Canadians with coverage through their workplace benefits or personal insurance, found 67 per cent of working Canadians said if they suffered […]