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Plan sponsors worried about drug, dental plan sustainability: Sanofi survey

mschmit — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:00:23 +0000

Most (79 per cent) plan sponsors said they have at least one major concern about their health benefits plan, with this increasing to 89 per cent for employers with 500 or more workers, according to the 2020 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. The top concerns include drug plan sustainability (42 per cent), dental plan sustainability (39 […]

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Plan sponsors want to send targeted health communications, but members still wary: survey

mschmit — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 05:00:32 +0000

More than three-quarters (79 per cent) of plan sponsors said they’re interested in their benefits providers sending targeted communications to plan members, according to the 2020 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. That’s up slightly from the amount who said the same in 2019 (74 per cent) and 2018 (64 per cent). However, slightly fewer (62 per cent) plan members […]

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2020 Group Benefits Providers Report: Personal touch

ANNA CAMPION — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:53:03 +0000

Over the last decade, the group benefits space has been all about digitizing documents and data, embracing a mobile-first mindset and urging plan sponsors and members to ditch paper and go online for a more customized experience. The next decade will build on all of that, pushing group benefits plans into the era of hyper-personalization, […]

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Editorial: The tooth about dental benefits

mschmit — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:00:50 +0000

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been relentlessly pestered by my dentist’s office. I’ve lost track of the frequency of texts, emails and phone calls. When the overt neediness increased even more at the end of last year, I realized it had barely been six months since our last date. Is it just me […]

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What dental benefits topics should plan sponsors be considering?

mschmit — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:54:06 +0000

With prescription drugs and paramedical benefits taking up an increasingly large portion of employers’ benefits spend, dental benefits often avoid the spotlight. But consultants and insurers are emphasizing a few dental issues for plan sponsors to consider in 2020. Over-billing Though GE Canada isn’t focusing on dental benefits in this year’s renewal process, Diana McNiven, […]

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Letters to the Editor: Alternative views on paramedical coverage

mschmit — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:00:54 +0000

Since the point of an editorial is to create a discussion on the trends and issues affecting our industry, I was glad to see my latest — in the January/February issue — sparked a good debate. The print edition of Benefits Canada doesn’t have a Letters to the Editor section, so I’m compiling all the […]

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Toronto Transit Commission settles benefits fraud lawsuit

mschmit — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 05:15:15 +0000

The Toronto Transit Commission has settled a 2016 lawsuit against its insurer for the alleged failure to detect a benefits fraud scheme involving orthotics store Healthy Fit Inc. To date, 10 people — nine former TTC employees and Healthy Fit owner Adam Smith — have been convicted in relation to the scheme. More than 250 TTC employees resigned or […]

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Toronto hospital dismisses 150 staff for alleged benefits fraud

mschmit — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 06:00:39 +0000

About 150 employees at Baycrest Health Sciences have been dismissed for benefits fraud. Last year, in the course of establishing an approved provider network for its employee benefits, the Toronto geriatric hospital said concerns were raised about some of the extended health-care claims employees were making under the benefits plan. “As a result, we retained a third […]

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Awareness key in benefits fraud detection and prevention

mschmit — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 05:20:43 +0000

As benefits fraud schemes become more sophisticated, group insurers must continuously evolve their strategies to keep up to date, according to Shelley Frohlich, director of fraud risk management at Sun Life Financial Inc. A group insurer’s role is to help protect the integrity of the benefits plan by reducing the financial and reputational risks to an […]

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Has six months of legal cannabis changed the workplace?

mschmit — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 05:59:56 +0000

Since recreational cannabis was legalized across Canada six months ago, related workplace problems have mainly been notable by their absence. “It’s been a surprising lack of significant issues arising in the workplace,” said Angelo Tsebelis, president at Starseed Medicinal Inc., during a panel at Benefits Canada’s 2019 Benefits and Pension Summit in Toronto on Wednesday. This […]

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