Learn how the value of second medical opinions, particularly for complex conditions like cardiovascular disease (CVD) can improve diagnostic accuracy, lead to more appropriate treatments, and ultimately drive better health outcomes and cost savings.
Expanding Health Solutions: Sun Life and Hinge Health Webinar
November 15, 2024
Missed our live webinar on expanding health solutions with Sun Life and Hinge Health? Watch the recording now to learn how combining Hinge Health's innovative digital MSK care with Sun Life's Stop-Loss coverage can benefit self-funded employers. Our speakers discuss the impact of musculoskeletal conditions, showcase Hinge Health's approach to improving member health and productivity, and explain the value for stop-loss clients.
Rapid Reaction: The Potential Impacts of the 2024 Election
November 07, 2024
James Slotnick, VP, Government Relations & Sustainability, summarizes what we know about the 2024 election results as of November 6 and the possible impacts to employee benefits industry.
Healthcare Navigation is the right medicine to address barriers
October 16, 2024
Healthcare continues to be complex and fragmented, causing those trying to access care stress and frustration, often leading them to give up. With no straightforward way to solve the issues of complexity, and increasing pressures to curb costs, streamline processes, and improve outcomes, the idea of health care navigation offers a compelling solution to ongoing challenges.
High-Cost Claims Spotlight: AI and Cancer Drug Development
October 09, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being used to innovate drug development, particularly for cancer treatments. These advancements can make treatments faster, more cost-effective, and lead to more personalized and effective cancer therapies.
Staying on top of beneficiaries – a practical and important end-of-life matter
September 24, 2024
In this blog, Shawn Smith, Sun Life's AVP of Group Claims, shares his short list of tips and reminders for HR professionals to refer to as they remind their employees to review and update their beneficiary designations.
The Final Countdown: The Potential Impacts of the 2024 Election
September 20, 2024
James Slotnick, Sun Life’s VP Government Relations & Sustainability, discusses potential impacts of the 2024 election for the Employee Benefits landscape with a focus on policy shifts, tax considerations and key states to look out for.
Adapting Accommodation Processes to Comply with the PWFA
September 06, 2024
On September 4, 2024, Sun Life’s Marjory Robertson, AVP & Senior Counsel, and Kim Reilly, Associate Director, Accommodation Services hosted a webinar discussion on how to best adapt accommodation processes to help employers comply with the requirements of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the final related regulations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
FMLA Leave Administration Tuneup: Employer Choices Worth Reviewing
August 19, 2024
This blog, by Abigail O’Connell, J.D., Senior Counsel, Sun Life US & Sarah Simmons, J.D., Absence & Employment Counsel, discusses several key FMLA administration choices that employers should review periodically, including the leave year method, intermittent bonding leave, the married couple rule, and the key employee rule.
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