ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
BENEFITS
WorldatWork America's pension system slipped two places and has fallen to 13th in the world in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI). Now in its sixth year, the MMGPI measured 25 retirement income systems against more than 50 indicators under the sub-indices of adequacy, sustainability and integrity.
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WorldatWork Seventy-four percent of middle-income employees derive the majority of their financial security from the benefits they receive at the workplace, according to the 2014 Guardian Workplace Benefits Study. Despite the importance of benefits, only one in four employees finds their company’s communications helpful in choosing what’s right for them.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, BenefitsPro Boomers worry about retirement health care costs, but don’t save for them. It’s not exactly news that a major consideration for retirees is the cost of health care. But the fact that boomers aren’t saving against that rainy (and unhealthy) day is starting to draw attention.
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2014/10/15/boomers-know-they-should-save-but-dont to view the full article online.
Employee Benefit Adviser With the Affordable Care Act’s new reporting requirements fast approaching, employers and their benefit advisers need more than ever to keep abreast of what’s happening with the ever-changing health care reform law. Here are five ACA issues the national law firm Epstein Becker Green says employers need to be following.
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CULTURE OF HEALTH
By Anne Fisher, Fortune Good health is priceless. But with the total annual cost of health care in the U.S. topping $3 trillion a year (about $8,650 per capita), or roughly 18 percent of GDP, employers and insurance companies are always looking for ways to spend less on it. A new study from the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center offers some encouraging news: Even as little as 10 or 20 minutes of daily exercise can "dramatically" lower the risk of developing serious chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes, even for people at high risk.
Visit http://fortune.com/2014/10/10/employee-fitness-exercise/ to view the full article online.
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