Blog

There are two things you need to add to your bucket list to experience what an inclusive and caring culture feels like: a visit to France and working at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Alicia Cardenas, Senior HR Director and Alexis Covarrubias, Talent & Culture Development Manager make the perfect pairing of strength, grit and thoughtfulness as they navigate their way through the challenges of constantly striving to make the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank the best place possible for employees.

Jean Moore writes for Mercer Signal about the clout employers hold when it comes to employee healthcare purchasing, and how organizations can positively influence the future of healthcare.

Dan Gorenstein writes this must-read for Kaiser Health News, highlighting one research physician’s personal experience on a high deductible health plan when he had an emergency, and how it plays into his research on HDHPs and consumer health. 

This article by Paul Johnson for Benefit News takes a basic look at why self-funding is a good option for small- to mid-sized businesses, and can help them stay competitive against larger organizations.

This editorial piece by Merrill Goozner, editor of Modern Healthcare, looks at the challenges of rising healthcare costs, and how those rising costs impact employees' spending in other ways.

Brian M. Kalish writes for Benefit News about the enormous penalities for which employers are on the line if they do not stay in compliance with the Affordable Care Act.

This article written by Cort Olsen for Benefits News discusses Met Life's 14^th Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trend Study, which examines benefits trends in the public sector.

Jack Craver writes for Benefits Pro about a new report from the Society of Human Resource Management that displays the effect that rising healthcare costs has had on employers and employees.

Reed Abelson of The New York Times takes an alternate – and more positive – look at employee reactions to high deductible health plans (HDHPs).