Multiple benefit consultants report that participation by employees in voluntary benefits is on the rise, in part due to increases in cost sharing under group major medical plans as a result of healthcare reform. Both employees and employers see voluntary benefits as a way to fill the gap on medical costs. In addition to voluntary medical-type benefits, traditional voluntary benefits such as supplemental life insurance and long term disability continue to be popular.
Originally published in Birmingham Medical News - August 2017.
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