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It's time to rethink mental health benefits

Posted by Marc Avaria on September 22, 2020

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Supporting employees during COVID-19

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on September 15, 2020

Medavie COVID-19 Response

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on August 24, 2020

Costs of medication non-adherence

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on August 24, 2020

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Meeting the mental health needs of a multi-generation workforce in the digital age: An insurer’s perspective

Posted by Rebecca Smith on November 12, 2019

Medavie Blue Cross launches Connected Care digital health platform

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on November 07, 2019

Marthe Cloutier featured in Avantages Magazine for the 30-year anniversary of the publication

Posted by Marthe Coutier on October 25, 2019

Busting Myths About Insurance Fraud

Posted by Mike Lijeskic on August 21, 2019

Knowledge Gaps Persist: Top 10 Findings of The 2019 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on July 19, 2019

Drive your Plan with Data 2019: Top Trends & Takeaways

Posted by Derek Weir on July 02, 2019

Pharmacogenetic testing: A revolutionary new tool in personalized, precision medicine

Posted by Rebecca Smith on May 29, 2019

Drug Trend Report 2019 (French)

Posted by Marie-Hélène Dugal on May 15, 2019

Drug Trend Report 2019 (English)

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on May 15, 2019

Diabetes in the Workplace

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on April 23, 2019

Drive Your Plans With Data

Posted by Derek Weir on April 09, 2019

Diabetes in the Workplace:Trends & Solutions Part 2

Posted by Anne-Marie Smith on April 09, 2019

Group Insurance by an Indirect Path

Posted by Pierre Marion on March 27, 2019

Health and Wellness: Where to Start?

Posted by Pierre Marion on March 19, 2019

Diabetes in the Workplace: Trends & Solutions

Posted by Anne-Marie Smith on March 06, 2019

Fostering a culture of wellness

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on March 01, 2019

Building Employee Resilience: A Practical Guide to Creating & Operationalizing Self-Care Strategies for the Workplace

Posted by Dr. Bill Howatt and Jesse Adams on February 06, 2019

Disability 360: Top Trends, Tools & Tactics (Part 3/3)

Posted by Marc Avaria and Travis Kelly on January 23, 2019

Blue Cross will give $160 000 over 4 years to the Dr Clown Foundation

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on January 18, 2019

Canada’s Health Care System of the Future: Collaborative, Innovative and Transformative

Posted by Bernard Lord on January 02, 2019

Disability 360: Top Trends, Tools & Tactics (Part 2/3)

Posted by Marc Avaria and Travis Kelly on December 19, 2018

The Fine Balance between Access to Medication & Cost Management

Posted by Pierre Marion on December 18, 2018

Mental Illness in the Workplace

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on December 06, 2018

Biosimilars Present New Opportunities for Insurers to Manage Cost

Posted by Marie-Hélène Dugal on November 27, 2018

Inch By Inch, Make Life A Cinch

Posted by Dr. Bill Howatt on November 19, 2018

The Cost of Doing Nothing Calculator

Posted by Dr. Bill Howatt on November 19, 2018

Questions about Medical Cannabis? We’ve got answers

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on October 30, 2018

Increasing your EFAP ROI: 5 Steps Every Employer Should Take

Posted by Jennifer MacMullen on October 26, 2018

Medavie Blue Cross to deliver industry leading form of integrated virtual psychotherapy

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on October 11, 2018

Proactively identifying people at risk next stage in mental-health awareness

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on October 03, 2018

Addressing Depression in the Workplace

Is Self-Care the Future of Health Care?

Posted by Dr. Bill Howatt on September 13, 2018

Disability 360: Top Trends, Tools & Tactics (Part 1/3)

Posted by Marc Avaria and Travis Kelly on September 05, 2018

Plan Members Are Increasingly Satisfied with their Health Care Plan

Posted by Pierre Marion on August 17, 2018

The Sanofi Survey Says ...

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on July 19, 2018

The evolution of Medavie over the years

Posted by Bernard Lord on July 06, 2018

Pressure on health care: Medavie plans to increase partnerships with governments

Posted by Bernard Lord on July 04, 2018

Inspired by international innovations

Posted by Bernard Lord on July 04, 2018

6 Signs your Benefit Plan Needs a Refresh

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on June 22, 2018

Disability 360: Surveying the Disability Management Landscape

Posted by Marc Avaria and Travis Kelly on June 13, 2018

How e-patients Hold Key to Future of Health Benefits

Posted by Anne Nicoll on June 01, 2018

Words to Lead by from 2018 Benefits3 Atlantic

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on May 09, 2018

Beyond the Pill: A Conversation on Modern Plan Design

Posted by Alaina MacKenzie on April 02, 2018

Drug Plan Trends Report: A snapshot of what’s coming down the pike

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on March 20, 2018

And What if We Pressed Reset?

Posted by Pierre Marion on March 20, 2018

Top Benefit Plan Trends: 10 things plan sponsors should know

Posted by Derek Weir on March 16, 2018

Chronic Disease: Empowering plan members to take charge of their health

Posted by Paula Grossman on March 16, 2018

Drive Your Plan with Data

Posted by Derek Weir on March 16, 2018

Drug Management

Posted by Medavie Blue Cross on March 01, 2018

Managing Chronic Disease

Posted by Paula Grossman on March 01, 2018

Benefit Plan Trends in a Rapidly Changing Workforce

Posted by Derek Weir on June 21, 2017

Preferred Pharmacy Networks

Posted by Carolyn Christie on May 31, 2017

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It's time to rethink mental health benefits

Must Reads

Supporting employees during COVID-19

Medavie COVID-19 Response

Costs of medication non-adherence

Filter by:

Supporting mental health of employees

Supporting employees during COVID-19

Medavie COVID-19 Response

Costs of medication non-adherence

COVID-19: Cybercrime to the next level

Effective disability management solutions

Taking the pulse of benefit plans

Lessons learned in leading an organization through the pandemic

Putting plan members in the driver’s seat

How to avoid cybercrime during COVID-19

Give your business a boost with employee vacation

Is your organization cyber-secure?

Lessons from COVID-19

Celebrating Pride 2020

Taking Action for Better Prevention

Technology Transforming Health Care

Blue Cross Top Health Benefits Provider

In this together: Our message of thanks

Our Approach to Chronic Pain

Benefit Plans for the Ages

Investing in Stronger Minds

Nurses Put the Heart Into Health Care

Online Doctors Is Now a Group Benefit

Helping Employees Stay Healthy and Productive

Digital Health Webinar

Importance of Digital Health Solutions

COVID-19: Navigating the “New Normal”

Ways to Protect Employees Mental Health

How Medavie is addressing COVID-19

Gender Equality at Medavie

Blue Cross named Top Brand

Mental Health Coverage Climbs Substantially

Coronavirus: Protecting Your Employees

2020 Vision: What will the New Year hold for Health Benefits?

2019 in Review: Medavie Blue Cross has year of positive, progressive change

Words to Lead by: Mental Health

Insurers Moving to Provide Virtual Health Care

Harnessing analytics, data to support employee mental health

Measuring the value of investing in workplace mental health

Digital health & workplace wellness

Pharmacare: What it means for you

How Data Can Support Drug Benefits

How can plan sponsors prevent fraud

Turning Drug Data into Insights & Action

Meeting the mental health needs of a multi-generation workforce in the digital age: An insurer’s perspective

Medavie Blue Cross launches Connected Care digital health platform

Marthe Cloutier featured in Avantages Magazine for the 30-year anniversary of the publication

Busting Myths About Insurance Fraud

Knowledge Gaps Persist: Top 10 Findings of The 2019 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey

Drive your Plan with Data 2019: Top Trends & Takeaways

Pharmacogenetic testing: A revolutionary new tool in personalized, precision medicine

Drug Trend Report 2019 (French)

Drug Trend Report 2019 (English)

Diabetes in the Workplace

Drive Your Plans With Data

Diabetes in the Workplace:Trends & Solutions Part 2

Group Insurance by an Indirect Path

Health and Wellness: Where to Start?

Diabetes in the Workplace: Trends & Solutions

Fostering a culture of wellness

Building Employee Resilience: A Practical Guide to Creating & Operationalizing Self-Care Strategies for the Workplace

Disability 360: Top Trends, Tools & Tactics (Part 3/3)

Blue Cross will give $160 000 over 4 years to the Dr Clown Foundation

Canada’s Health Care System of the Future: Collaborative, Innovative and Transformative

Disability 360: Top Trends, Tools & Tactics (Part 2/3)

The Fine Balance between Access to Medication & Cost Management

Mental Illness in the Workplace

Biosimilars Present New Opportunities for Insurers to Manage Cost

Inch By Inch, Make Life A Cinch

The Cost of Doing Nothing Calculator

Questions about Medical Cannabis? We’ve got answers

Increasing your EFAP ROI: 5 Steps Every Employer Should Take

Medavie Blue Cross to deliver industry leading form of integrated virtual psychotherapy

Proactively identifying people at risk next stage in mental-health awareness