The Post COVID-19 World: Continued Focus On Relaxing Telehealth Barriers
Kimberly Rai, Attorney and Matthew Shatzkes, Associate - Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
COVID-19 Tests: The Buck Stops Where?
Salvatore J. Russo, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Dental And Vision Care: A Healthy Pairing
Wendy Herndon, Second Vice President of Product Launch and Adoption, Aflac
Employees’ Financial Health Is An HR Issue
Callum King, President and Co-Founder, Brightside
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This month’s Employee Benefits & Wellness Excellence talks about the latest healthcare benefits trends and factors that shape and impact the industry.
It’s really turned up the pressure on Human Resource Managers to figure out the best way to respond with even more limited resources. A good starting point might be a re-evaluation of existing benefits portfolios.
In reviewing the EACA, it is instructive to look at CMS’ prior waivers of telehealth requirements as a way to understand how meaningful the passage of EACA would to the continuing expansion and use of telehealth beyond the current healthcare emergency.
While federal administrative guidance seeks to eliminate testing for certain purposes, the fundamental question is when is testing medically appropriate for the individual?
Most employees today expect companies to offer vision and dental insurance as part of a robust benefits package. In fact, according to the 2019-2020 Aflac WorkForces Report, dental and vision are the most in-demand benefits after health insurance.
Most people don’t go to sleep at night dreaming about talking to a financial expert. They do, however, have nightmares about money burdens and dream about what having more cash on hand might mean for their families and their future.
While the decision could expand the number of employees entitled to paid leave under the FFCRA, the effect and geographic impact of the Court’s decision is less certain outside of the Southern District of New York.
The biggest challenge with the term work-life balance lies in just what is meant by the word balance and how it is best achieved. No one disagrees that there should be more to life than just work. No one disagrees that survival requires work (effort).
The pandemic is causing a historic rise in the volume and severity of mental health problems. According to a Perkbox study of 13, 271 employees 93% have faced new wellbeing challenges in 2020.