Employers Recognize Mental Health Issues But Face Challenges In Implementing Solutions

The pandemic has heightened awareness of worker mental health issues, especially burnout and isolation. However, many employers struggle to build a fully integrated approach, with low program participation and limited resources cited as the top barriers to success. “The COVID-19 crisis accelerated the evolution of workplace well-being efforts,” said Rebecca Ray, Ph.D., executive vice president, ...

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Biden Administration Aims To Further Rebuild ACA With Proposed Rule

It would lengthen the annual open enrollment period, expand the role of navigators and nix Trump-era guidelines for waivers that were criticized for allowing states to skirt coverage requirements.

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Without Enough Boots on the Ground, California’s Vaccination Efforts Falter

Gov. Gavin Newsom routinely boasts that California has “one of the highest vaccination rates in the United States of America.”

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ARPA & COBRA Obligations: We Have Only Just Begun

Benefits brokers who consult with plan administrators of employer-sponsored group health plans, will need to ready clients for the multiple phases that will follow receipt of qualified beneficiaries’ American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) subsidy elections, which will start rolling in during the next month.

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New Alzheimer’s Drug May Create A Policy Dilemma For Democrats

Advocates of lowering prescription drug prices are beginning to use an expensive new Alzheimer's drug to make the case for reform, but actually addressing the therapy's price raises complicated policy challenges.

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Retirement, Once On Track, Now Derailed For Many

Many Americans who thought their retirement planning was on track before the pandemic now find their plans detoured or even derailed. Fidelity’s State of Retirement Planning study examined the extent of planning Americans have undertaken to meet their retirement goals, how they feel about those efforts and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on their preparation. The study also looks at ...

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