Medical Insurance May Not Be Enough to Protect Employees Against Medical Debt? Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say they have suffered financial hardship due to health care costs a new study finds. Researchers from the American Cancer Society looked at three different types of problems: difficulty paying medical bills, worrying about bills, and delaying or doing without care. In the study, they analyzed data from the 2015-2017 National Health Interview Survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and found that 56 percent of adults (more than 137 million) reported at least one of the...

Join us at SAHRMA’s South Texas Human Resources Symposium (STXHRS) 2020 at the Norris Conference Center in San Antonio, TX on February 6th & 7th! Stop by our booth #105 near the Knowledge Hub to learn how LegalGUARD is a smart option for your clients and employees. Let our President and CEO, Bob Heston , and Senior Vice President of Sales, Mark Torrison show you how having a strong legal plan makes a difference. Come see Bob Heston speak in a session called “Could Your Financial Wellness Program Actually be Causing Employee Financial Illness?” on February 6th from 2:35 PM – 3:35 PM in the...

Today is the 3 rd Annual National Sour Candy Day. This day was founded in 2015 by the American Licorice Company and declared by the Registrar at National Day Calendar to bring notice to the taste bud-awakening flavors, which adds a punch of youthful energy and a twist of fun to every flavor combination out there 1 . Although sour candy consumption can be fun –and hilarious when looking at others faces, for that first moment it can very well be terse and unexpected. Sour faces and wincing are not exclusively made by tart candy. Have you ever seen a request for court attendance, or needed to...