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5 Must-Have Benefits for Millennial Employees

Best Money Moves

Health Insurance was the benefit millennials felt would most help them achieve their financial goals. Research by the West Health Institute/NORC at the University of Chicago found more than 40 percent of Americans didn’t see a physician when they were sick or injured because of high healthcare costs.

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Employers ‘Unwavering’ in Providing Group Health Benefits: Research

InterWest Insurance Services

The poll of 26 health benefits decision-makers at large firms, carried out by The Commonwealth Fund and the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), found that despite rising premium and health care costs, they felt obligated to offer health insurance instead of shunting employees to exchanges.

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Baby Health Insurance Playbook: 5 Steps to Plan for a Newborn

Corporate Synergies

A new father outlines requirements with his Baby Health Insurance Playbook. The same can be said for insuring a new dependent. To plan for newborn healthcare benefits, parents need a baby health insurance playbook. Patient financial responsibility is on the rise—average out-of-pocket costs rose 11% in 2017 alone.

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Top 10 Employee Benefits for 2021

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3 Health Insurance Benefits. Nearly 60 percent said they wouldn’t have been able to afford the cost of care otherwise. The number of employers offering student loan repayment assistance jumped from just 3 percent in 2015 to 8 percent in 2019. 4 Paid Time Off. 9 Pet-Friendly Employee Benefits.

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Easing the Benefits Enrollment Process with Decision Support and More

Flimp Communications

That observation is backed up by a 2015 study from the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association. The study revealed a sizable disconnect about what’s wanted and what’s offered during health insurance enrollment. A February 2019 HR Dive article lays out some revealing statistics about employee healthcare illiteracy.

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Benefits Advocate: The Secret to Healthcare Literacy and Cost Control

Corporate Synergies

A benefits advocate who delivers the how and why of plan use when employees are asking for assistance helps the employer control health insurance costs. Health events tend to be emotional for employees to navigate; it’s a situation that’s rife for potential errors in judgment. © 2019 Corporate Synergies Group, LLC.