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How Winston Benefits’ Benefits Administration Technology Helped Update Benefits Communication and Streamline Enrollment for a Food Manufacturer

Winston Benefits

For 2017, 92 percent of employees enrolled in benefits programs, with voluntary benefit participation rising markedly. Accident insurance enrollment went up more than 20 percent; critical illness insurance enrollment rose more than 28 percent and hospital indemnity jumped 58 percent.

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EEOC Considers Limits on Employee Wellness Programs

Abel HR

Under the new rules, the EEOC would require employers to comply with ADA and GINA protections to offer employees only minimal incentives to encourage participation in any employee wellness program that collects employee health data.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

High deductible health plans (HDHPs) are on the rise as a growing number of employers turn to consumer-directed health plans to try to curb costs—the portion of employees enrolled in HDHPs rose from 26.3% million accounts in 2006 to over 22 million at the end of 2017. 3 Devenir , “2017 Year-End Devenir HSA Research Report”.

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

According to the Commonwealth Fund , more than one in 20 Americans under the age of 64 spent at least $1,700 on out-of-pocket medical expenses in 2017. Employees may face uncovered costs in numerous ways: They have to pay a share of the premium for insurance. Manage enrollment.