Reprinted from Benefits By Design (BBD) blog/website dated April 19, 2022 Dental fee guides were created to help Canadians across the country have access to reasonably and competitively priced dental services. They influence employee benefits plans by helping to shape how much insurers will reimburse plan members for services. They also have an impact on [...]
A regional Third Party Administrator, Benefits by Design authored a fairly decent Blog post recently. In the post they made some notable predictions for events that should impact the Canadian Benefits landscape for 2022. What do you think? Do you think there are some trends missing? The 10 predictions have been summarized below: Continued Impacts [...]
From Equitable Life group communications - Sept. 2, 2021 Ontario optometrists may begin withdrawing eye services covered by OHIP after talks with the provincial government broke down over funding for their services. The head of the Ontario Association of Optometrists indicated that optometrists will contact affected patients to cancel appointments and place them on waiting [...]
Chris Pryce of Human Capital Benefits was chosen to attend a council meeting with selected advisors/consultants, pharmacy and drug manufacturers to review presentations on evidence informed decision making through the Private payer lens, plan sponsor obligations and pharmacogenics. There will be a report published for Benefits Canada in Summer 2021.
By: Lauren Bailey March 31, 2021 Benefits Canada (interview of Chris Pryce) 8731364 - binoculars telescope looking milan panorama from the roof of the duomo cathedral, lombardy, italy It’s easy for employers to focus less on table-stakes benefits offerings like vision care when there’s the the coronavirus pandemic to contend with. But, experts [...]
