InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The percentage of employers who are covering new and trendy weight-loss drugs has risen in 2024, continuing a trend of increasing coverage despite the costs, according to a new survey. And, as costs continue rising on average 5.25% in 2024, employers are taking a number of steps to manage costs. after rising 8.3% the year prior.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 29, 2023

A surge in demand for pricey, new and highly effective anti-obesity medications could put a financial strain on employers who sponsor their employees’ health plans. Employers have long offered coverage for certain weight loss tools, such as bariatric surgery if employees qualify for the drastic procedure that requires an operation.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 22, 2024

Facilities management employer Mitie, The Perfume Shop, pharmaceutical firm Thornton and Ross, and insurer NFU Mutual UK have been certified as UK top employers. Created by the Top Employers Institute, the UK top employer accreditation recognises employers’ commitment to HR initiatives and practices.

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

As they wrestle with providing attractive but affordable health care benefits for employees, employers are trying a variety of strategies. There are many cost drivers in health care and insurers and employers are in a fine balancing act of trying to keep a lid on costs and also keeping their employees happy. Eligibility requirements.

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Higginbotham

APRIL 8, 2025

Benefits and Employee Retention Health benefits are among the most desirable benefits that employers can offer to their employees. Many employers offer group health insurance on a fully-insured basis. Analyze the potential of value-based contracting models to align provider incentives with quality outcomes.

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HR Lineup

JUNE 22, 2021

These services work towards enhancing organizational performance, Clients of RealSoft Technologies include Fortune 500 clients that cut across a range of industries including banking, insurance, financial institutions, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. Employer Branding. Project Management. Time Tracking. Document Management.

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Griffin Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

Here are three ways to manage the cost of pharmaceutical benefits. If employers/plan sponsors and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) can’t control the runaway costs for specialty drugs, they can at least slow the cost impact on the pharmacy benefit. Focus on fundamentals for Rx cost savings.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Health benefits for employees are proving to be a huge investment for employers , with total health benefit cost per employee expected to rise 5.4% Pharmaceutical companies and researchers insist that costs have to remain high for the production and further research to be viable. on average in 2024.

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Griffin Benefits

MARCH 1, 2023

A growing number of employers are currently experiencing a rise in catastrophic health claims, largely due to medical and pharmaceutical advances (e.g., As a result, many employers with self-funded health plans are actively looking for impactful mitigation strategies. specialty drugs and cell and gene therapies).

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 15, 2024

A new study predicts that group health insurance costs will jump 8% in 2025, on par with what American employers have experienced this year and in 2023. And while drug costs are rising, some of the medications may actually reduce future health care costs for those taking them. Central nervous system drugs (annual cost: about $22,000).

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 6, 2024

A new study predicts that group health insurance costs will jump 8% in 2025, on par with what American employers have experienced this year and in 2023. And while drug costs are rising, some of the medications may actually reduce future health care costs for those taking them. Central nervous system drugs (annual cost: about $22,000).

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As health insurance and health care costs continue climbing, some employers are taking new and innovative steps to tamp down costs for themselves and their covered employees while not sacrificing the quality of care they receive. The goal for these employers is to reduce their and their employees’ costs and improve health outcomes.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 7, 2021

Employers cannot deny an eligible worker’s leave without severe legal consequences. Eligibility depends on whether the employer is large enough to be covered by the law — with 50 or more employees. It also depends on whether the employee has worked for the employer long enough — at least one year. Include in the count: Only U.S.

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HR Digest

JULY 25, 2024

HireVue uses Affectiva to track the applicant’s qualities and expressions to draw conclusions about the candidate’s cultural fit with the organization and generates an “employability score” to establish whether the candidate matches up to the standards maintained by the organization. Does CVS Use AI in Other Areas as Well?

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Achievers

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Industries that have been represented include financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, hospitality, technology, engineering, government, not-for-profit, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, sales and marketing and entertainment. He co-authored “ The HR Trailblazer—Unlock the Potential of Your Employer Brand in a Digital Age.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Also, employees will be able to carry over up to $640 next year into 2025 if they have funds left over in their account, if their employer allows it (it’s optional). Anything above the limit at the end of the year is forfeited back to the employer. The employer can choose how much the employees can roll over, up to the limit.

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Talent Culture

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Employers use a similar method to find the applicants that best match their open positions. Here are some tips for increasing your chances of being found by hiring managers by including appropriate keywords to optimize the compatibility of your candidacy to an employer’s needs. The right keywords.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 22, 2023

That includes those on employer-sponsored group health plans and plans purchased on a government-run exchange. The changes mean some or many of your employees will see significant reductions in their pharmaceutical outlays, particularly if they have high copays or deductibles. million people — or 28.5% Out of that population, 8.4

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Griffin Benefits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As healthcare costs have risen rapidly in the last decade, employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have followed,1 affecting both organizations and employees. Data analytics is the first step in answering that question, directing employers toward what medical situations can sink a healthcare plan. WANT TO LEARN MORE?

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

However, the proposed rules add a number of new requirements that some safety observers say would be unworkable in many workplaces and may create burdensome new standards for employers to follow. However, the rules have already received plenty of pushback from employers. The takeaway The proposed rules are just the first step.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 23, 2023

Employers have often long struggled to boost participation in their wellness programs, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed that as people started looking for ways to better care for themselves both physically and emotionally. Wellness programs can bridge the gap between employees’ overall health and your group health insurance.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Provide employees with a breakdown of medical and pharmaceutical cost increases to avoid sticker shock. Let them know that employees who refuse affordable coverage from their employer and opt to purchase it on a public exchange will usually not be eligible for government premium subsidies. Avoid holding meetings in December.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 22, 2022

A new study has found that many people in employer-sponsored health plans are enrolling in plans that are costing them more than they ought to be paying. Berkeley economics professor, found that the majority of employees at one company he studied were in the highest-premium, lowest-deductible plan ($250 a year) their employer offered.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Some of the nation’s largest employers, after months of skirting around the fraught issue, have in recent days been compelled to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for workers. 4, all new employees will need to show proof they are fully vaccinated before their first day of employment. 1 or submit to weekly testing. Starting Oct.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Operations Coordinator, Software Development Industry Save Costs Working remotely has the added benefit of saving both the employee and the employer money. For employers, remote work can reduce the need for office space, resulting in lower overhead costs. It’s a win-win for both parties!

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Griffin Benefits

JULY 30, 2021

While these higher deductibles are offset by cheaper monthly medical premiums and often by employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA), HDHP plans are nevertheless structured in such a way as to promote heightened "healthcare consumerism.". Pharmaceutical Company & State Drug Assistance Programs. Pill-Splitting.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 25, 2024

In the UK, pharmaceutical firm ICI bought the dilapidated hall and 350 acres of surrounding parkland at Alderley Park in Cheshire in 1950 to create its own bucolic campus, which included farmland and ponds alongside the research buildings. The term biophilia was later popularised more dryly in a 1984 book by the biologist Edward O.

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Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Curbing the cost of health care and increasing its affordability remain the top priorities for almost all employers over the next three years (93%), according to the 24th annual Best Practices in Health Care Employer Survey by Willis Towers Watson. Employers expect health care cost increases of 4.9% in 2020 compared with 4.0%

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HR Digest

AUGUST 25, 2019

It’s the first contact between you and a potential employer. I have immersed myself in your groundbreaking work in the pharmaceutical industry.”. “I The cover letter is the foundation of the job application. The cover letter decides who gets called in for an interview and who doesn’t.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The only caveat is that you must be able to pass pre-employment tests such as the Standardized Test of Adult Basic Education Skills (STABLE), written by the Occupational Information Network. Employer Profiles . As of 2016, the IRS has approved 13 licenses that qualify individuals for employment in human resources.

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Perhaps you are a Marketing Executive specializing in pharmaceuticals, an Operations Professional skilled in business turnarounds, or an IT Executive focusing on cloud computing…whatever your expertise is, be sure to attach it to your professional identity so the right employers can find you and the wrong employers won’t.

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The Workcomp Writer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In 2011, plaintiff was allegedly injured while working at a pharmaceutical plant owned and operated by defendants GlaxoSmithKline, LLC and Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. as his employer. as his employer. In a divided decision, a New York appellate court held that where a Manpower, Inc. Background.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2024

All rights reserved Pharmaceutical organisation Viatris has launched a mental wellbeing platform for its 300 employees globally. The employer will integrate the platform into its global wellbeing programme Elevate, which launched in 2023 and is based around three core principles: Health, purpose and growth.

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3Sixty Insights

AUGUST 2, 2023

In business for 11 years at the time, CoreRx, which now employs approximately 200 people (with some seasonal ebb and flow), is what’s known in the pharmaceutical industry as a contract manufacturing organization (CMO). Six years ago, Kevin Rierson became the very first HR person at CoreRx.

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HR Digest

MARCH 8, 2020

It conducts clinical trials on behalf of its pharmaceutical clients and provides regulatory, consulting, and market access to expedite the drug approval process. From project leaders to software engineer to medical writers; the employment opportunities are diverse. But with digitization and the wifi, the world is a connected place.

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CorpStrat

AUGUST 15, 2024

As a consumer or employer navigating the complex world of prescription medications, one of the most frustrating questions we hear is, “How much is my drug copay?” Here is how end users and employers can guide their employees about managing drug copays: Always ask questions: Don’t assume your copay is set in stone.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An employment tribunal has found that a former AstraZeneca scientist with a mental health disability was wrongfully dismissed. James Muir, a senior scientist who had been developing the pharmaceutical firm’s recently approved cancer drug Truqap, had worked there since 1998.

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