Financial and Physical Wellness

We all know that financial stress can be a burden mentally, but it can also have a negative effect on your physical health. Understanding the relationship between financial and physical wellness can help you improve both areas of your life. Health Concerns Financial...

Preparing for Flu Season

Experts predict that the United States may have another early start to the influenza (flu) season this year. When colder weather arrives, flu rates typically increase, peaking between December and February. This article previews the 2024-25 flu season and provides...

Motivating Employees to Spend More Time with Open Enrollment

Open enrollment is a critical period for both employees and employers. It’s the time when employees can make important decisions about their benefits, which can significantly impact their health, financial well-being and overall job satisfaction. However, many...

Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15th

Each year, Medicare Part D requires group health plan sponsors to disclose to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D and to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) whether the health plan’s prescription drug coverage is creditable. Plan sponsors...

Dental Benefits

Although long insulated from employers’ cost-cutting efforts because of their low price, the rising cost of health coverage is now affecting dental benefits, according to industry experts. Troubled by high rates of inflation in their medical plans, some employers are...

Tips for Effective Open Enrollment Communication

Now more than ever, employees are looking to their employers for guidance on navigating their available benefits and how to stretch their dollars further. As such, effective open enrollment communication is critical this year. According to a Willis Towers Watson...