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.
October 16, 2024
Healthcare Navigation is the right medicine to address barriers
October 09, 2024
High-Cost Claims Spotlight: AI and Cancer Drug Development
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.
September 24, 2024
Staying on top of beneficiaries – a practical and important end-of-life matter
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.
September 20, 2024
The Final Countdown: The Potential Impacts of the 2024 Election
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.
September 06, 2024
Adapting Accommodation Processes to Comply with the PWFA
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).
August 19, 2024
FMLA Leave Administration Tuneup: Employer Choices Worth Reviewing
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.
August 14, 2024
The Value of Second Opinions – Cancer
A second medical opinion can have a substantial influence on a patient’s well-being, treatment, and prognosis. Learn what you can do to help your employees manage these decisions more effectively, gain the confidence to make medical decisions, and how Health Navigator can help.
July 12, 2024
The (not so) surprising need for behavioral health support for people with MSK concerns
Mental health is a year-round priority, not just a seasonal or occasional concern. In a recent blog post, the importance of transforming mental health in America is highlighted. The post discusses how the clinical intervention support provided through Goodpath is making an impact for members receiving disability benefits.
June 28, 2024
Healthcare Professionals need the right contract provisions and an experienced claims team knowledgeable about how they work and how they are paid
Healthcare professionals have disability needs specific to their industry, especially given later retirement ages and potential to return to limited work. An experienced claims team that understands physician earnings, ensuring accurate benefit calculations during partial disabilities is key, and helps physicians to continue serving patients during recovery.
June 28, 2024
Gene Therapies Update: Hemophilia
The FDA recently approved gene therapies used to treat hemophilia A and B. This Sun Life Bright Paper dives deeper into Roctavian and Hemgenix, other treatments, their costs, and more. This is a big step forward in hemophilia care!
June 25, 2024
Family Leave Insurance Webinar
Sun Life’s Family Leave Insurance closes an important benefits gap, making it easier to help employees meet their family’s health needs.
James Slotnick, VP, Government Relations & Sustainability and Carla Fritz, Director, Absence Products hosted this informative webinar on June 17, 2024.
June 06, 2024
2024 Sun Life Stop-Loss Research Report: High-cost claims and injectable drug trends analysis
For the past twelve years, Sun Life has shared our data and insights with the self-funded marketplace to help employers and brokers understand trends around the highest-cost claims. We are committed to providing you with actionable insights that can help you stay informed about conditions and medications most likely to result in a high-cost claim, and steps you can take to manage that risk as a self-funded employer.
May 15, 2024
Mental health impacts of a breast cancer diagnosis
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in the U.S., and can take a severe emotional and mental toll on patients and their families. Sun Life's Bright Paper discusses the link between mental health and breast cancer, barriers to access treatment, recommendations, and more.
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