In a recent article on Virtual Care, The Star reached out to Benefits Alliance Chair, Graham Young to add his perspective as a Benefits Advisor. “This is no diferent really than health benet programs in general in thatemployers have been supporting employees’ drug...
Benefits Alliance President, Carolyne Eagan contributed to the Virtual Care conversation recently in the Toronto Sun. One in five Canadians do not have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner they can see regularly. Of those with a family doctor, 60% cannot get a...
The Globe and Mail reached out to include Benefits Alliance President, Carolyne Eagan in a recent article on the impact of Virtual Care. About 10 million Canadians now have somecoverage for virtual primary care through their workplace benefitpackages, according to the...
National Pharmacare Open Letter August, 2023 Employer plan sponsors’ who we work with, along with many others, have chosen employer to setup, fund and manage a comprehensive benefits plan for their employees, at considerable cost. This allows for nearly 4 out of 5...
National dental benefits, unemployment insurance, pharmacare, a national strategy for drugs for rare diseases—these are among the policy discussions that affect private group insurance plans, yet plan sponsors rarely have a seat at the table. Benefits Alliance (BA) is...
As of December 18, 2022, employees can collect sickness benefits from Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) plan for an additional 11 weeks, bringing the total period of coverage to 26 weeks (up from 15 weeks). That sounds like good news for both employees and...
