This winter in the Southern Hemisphere (also known as summer in Canada) Australia, Hong Kong, and other areas experienced a particularly nasty flu season. As the flu season in these countries often indicates how bad the season in Canada will be, this is bad news. Often times, it seems like Canadians consider the flu inconsequential,
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As neighbours to the US, it can be pretty easy for Canadians to get a little smug about our universal health benefits. This is especially true this year; with Trump threatening to stop paying insurers in order to kill the Affordable Care Act, it’s easy to quietly snicker about Canada’s superior health outcomes and affordability.
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We know that some of you are looking at this blog title and thinking we missed our mark. After all, September has just begun, and that means summer is coming to a close and everyone is already packing away their sunscreen. But maybe you shouldn’t be. Sunscreen doesn’t protect you from the temperature; it protects
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It seems like almost everyone’s heard a horror story from a friend or family member who knows someone who got stuck dishing out hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses while on vacation. A quick google search and you’ll find many stories about couples who had babies internationally or about older individuals who have
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Are you trying to tailor your benefit offerings to meet the needs of the Gen Y workforce? Do you know what Gen Y is looking for in their benefits plan? If not, you’re most likely neglecting the needs of a vast segment of workers. Gen Y is consistently upsetting the traditional order of things, and
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Do you regularly consider ways to foster a mentally healthy work place? Is there a plan in place within your organization to promote the importance of mental health? If not, you could be creating an unstable environment that paralyzes your productivity. Designing a flexible benefits plan for your employees can certainly affect the mood of
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Has your organization been struggling to attract and retain quality employees for the past few years? Do you understand the immense value of employee benefit offerings? When it comes to finding and keeping top-tier talent, there are many benefits of offering employee benefits. At Health Risk, we can help you design comprehensive employee benefits programs
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Is your company looking for an insurance benefit plan provider? Have you explored the many flexible options available from Health Risk Services? If not, you should take some time today to explore some of the benefit plans offered by Health Risk. At Health Risk Services, our benefit programs are uniquely designed to meet company’s specific
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When it comes to offering health benefits, there are many avenues you might consider. Depending on your unique criteria, different benefit packages will prove to be the right fit for your company. If you’re interested in giving your employees options, you might need more information about flexible benefits plans. These types of benefit packages are
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If you’re considering offering your employees flexible benefits, you must be able to communicate the advantages of such plans. From your employees’ perspective, the additional payroll deduction necessary to cover flexible benefit plans must be offset by benefit offerings they truly care about. At Health Risk, we have the ability to select specific benefits from
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