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Why More Employers are Offering Telehealth Services

Telehealth rose in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, almost out of necessity. With lockdown orders in place, and people wanting to remain out of crowded medical facilities unless they needed life-saving care, telehealth provided a convenient way to stay on top of medical needs.

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Pros and Cons of Group Disability Insurance

In today’s ultra-competitive job market, companies are searching for new and innovative ways to recruit and retain top talent. No longer is it good enough to offer a good salary, as employees want to work for a company that has their best interests and well-being in mind.

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Why You Should Invest in Critical Illness Insurance

Many people invest in life insurance, which is meant to soften the financial blow to your loved ones when you pass away. At the same time, people pay for the costs of illnesses through traditional health insurance plans.

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How to Tell if You’re Offering Adequate Dental Benefits

It used to be that every employer would offer dental benefits to their employees. Today, though, in one of many necessary cost-cutting measures, companies are either opting to significantly reduce their dental benefits or eliminate them altogether.

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Differences Between HRA and HSA

Healthcare costs continue to rise each year, putting an increasing burden on people all around the country. To help offset some of those costs, the U.S. government has made available multiple savings accounts and reimbursement plans.

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Pros and Cons of the 4-Day Work Week

A lot has changed in the last few years for businesses, not just in terms of how work gets done but what they have to do to attract and retain top talent. The shifting needs and wants of employees didn’t begin with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was certainly heightened because of it.

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How to Teach Employees Financial Wellness

There used to be a time when the employer-employee relationship started and stopped with the work that happened within the office. Employees would work, get paid for that work, and enjoy standard benefits such as paid time off, employer-sponsored health insurance and retirement plans.

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What are Divorce Coaching Benefits?

Divorce rates have improved over the last few decades but are still much higher than they were 50 years ago.

The crude divorce rate — which refers to the total number of divorces for every 1,000 people — dropped from 4.0 in 2000 to 2.5 in 2001, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Are You Making These Workplace Culture Mistakes?

Today more than ever, it’s important for business executives to build a positive workplace culture. That’s because employees today value a solid culture almost as much as they value sufficient pay.

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Should You Add Virtual Primary Care to Your Health Plan?

Over the last few years, telemedicine has gone from being a periodic occurrence to a major part of health care. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated these virtual office visits, but even as life has returned to normal, many patients still prefer these virtual visits.

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