by Mike Ignatz | Jul 19, 2012 | Employee Benefits, TBT Services
With the amazing weather we have been having, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy and safe summer. The summer months always can be full of many outdoor barbecues, days by the pool, and family camping trips. However, country roads, swimming pools...
by Mike Ignatz | Jun 1, 2012 | Employee Benefits, Executive Benefits, TBT Services
As a client of The Benefits Trust, you now have access to the Medcan Clinic. Medcan Clinic, located in downtown Toronto, is the largest private healthcare clinic in North America. Home to approximately 60 senior physicians with specialties ranging from cardiology to...
by Karen Taylor Smith | May 29, 2012 | Benefits Costs, Employee Benefits, Healthcare Spending Accounts
A benefits plan is a promise that an employer makes to their employees. This promise can be defined in a variety of ways. A Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) is one type of benefit that can be included in this promise. An HCSA is a pre-determined amount of money...
by Mike Ignatz | May 24, 2012 | Benefits Costs, Employee Benefits, Fraud Prevention
Earlier this week, HR Daily published an article outlining some of the issues surrounding benefits fraud. According to Joel Alleyne, Executive Director of the Canadian Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, 2–10 per cent of all health benefits claims are fraudulent. The...
by Mike Ignatz | May 4, 2012 | Employee Benefits, Fraud Prevention
Download PDF of Avoid ‘Submit it and See’ Benefits Fraud Education, strategic plan design can help build fraud-deterring environment BY ROBERT CROWDER Much has been written about benefits fraud and its impact on skyrocketing premiums....