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Benefits Magazine: January/February 2026
Articles Include:
- Building a Smart Specialty Medication Strategy: Lowering Costs and Protecting Access
- The Evolution of QDIAs: Unlocking Better Retirement Security?
- Workplace Strategies to Address the Global Mental Health Crisis
- Equipped to Help: Workplace Training on Suicide Prevention and Intervention
- Legal & Legislative Reporter
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The Evolution of QDIAs: Unlocking Better Retirement Security?
Rebecca J. McColm and Bailey Grace Leo
Qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) offered in defined contribution (DC) plans seek to ensure that participants who don’t actively manage their accounts earn better returns. Newer QDIA models that include lifetime income options may help boost retirement income security. -
Workplace Strategies to Address the Global Mental Health Crisis
Clare Miller
Mental health affects everyone, and organizations can reduce stress, prevent burnout and boost engagement through targeted initiatives. The author outlines strategies that improve both business outcomes and employee well-being. -
Equipped to Help: Workplace Training on Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Sally Spencer-Thomas, Psy.D., Matthew C. Mishkind, Ph.D., and Alex Yannacone
Workplaces can be a powerful setting for suicide prevention strategies since most people interact with work. One such strategy is gatekeeper training—otherwise known as community helper training—which teaches workers to identify and reach out to co-workers at risk for suicide and connect them to support services.
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Additional Articles
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Suspension of Retiree Pension Benefits in the Construction Industry
Michael Ledbetter, CEBS, and Pierce Martin
Temporarily loosening suspension of benefits rules for multiemployer pension plans may allow organizations to meet the current demand for labor in the construction industry by encouraging retirees to return to work. Such programs must be carefully designed to maintain compliance with federal law. -
The Benefit of Home: ERISA Funds and Housing Assistance
John R. Harney
Finding affordable housing is a challenge for many workers across the country. What role can ERISA funds play in helping workers obtain housing? -
Rationalizing Real Estate
David Twist
Poor relative performance in recent years has left many institutional investors underallocated to real estate. The author contends that it may be a good time for pension funds to reevaluate their real estate investments as transaction activity increases and markets continue to recover.