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Plan sponsors, members embracing virtual health-care services: survey

bwolfe — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:00:53 +0000

Roughly two-fifths (41 per cent) of plan sponsors reported offering virtual health-care services through their benefits plan, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. Among these plan sponsors, 33 per cent said they paid extra to add virtual care to their plan, while 67 per cent said it was part of their standard plan at […]

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Johnston Group partnering with PocketPills on digital pharmacy platform

mdunne — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:00:16 +0000

Johnston Group is partnering with PocketPills to provide a digital pharmacy platform. Plan members can access a pharmacist seven days a week by live chat or text message via the platform. “This partnership . . . continues to provide members truly flexible . . . benefits solutions in an ever-growing virtual world,” said Dave Angus, […]

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Ontario Teachers’ investing in AI-based hiring platform

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:00:36 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$138 million ($172 million) Series C funding round for Beamery Ltd., a company with an artificial intelligence-based online platform aimed at helping companies engage and retain talented people. Beamery uses AI in its operating system, allowing employers to quickly sift through candidates. In the first three months […]

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