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Employers Took Action In 2009 To Minimize Health Benefit Costs Despite challenging economic conditions, most employers continued to offer health care benefits to employees in 2009 and sought to minimize the cost of coverage, in some cases by moving employees to high-deductible plans, according to the results of an annual survey conducted by human resources consultancy Mercer. Suspended Retirement Plan Matches To Be Restored While the economic downturn has had an impact on the ability of employers to continue to offer the same benefits to workers, most sponsors of 401(k) plans have maintained their matching contributions, and many of those companies that have suspended matches plan to restore them over the coming year, according to a survey conducted by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA). Companies Unprepared For Remote Work While most employers are aware that a flu pandemic is possible this winter and have business continuity plans in place, too many businesses have yet to adequately prepare for the possibility that large numbers of employees might have to work remotely for extended periods of time, according to a study by the Telework ExchangeSM, a public-private partnership focused on expanding telework adoption. CDHP Participants Are More Active In Health Management People who are enrolled in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) are more likely than enrollees in traditional plans to engage in cost-conscious behaviors and to participate in wellness programs, according to a report on consumer engagement in health care published by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). |
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