The Benefits Alliance Voice was created for those wanting to keep up with what's happening in the Canadian Group Benefits and Group Retirement industry. As the voice of the industry, we will cover topics ranging from Pharmacare, Financial Literacy, Building a Group Benefits Plan, Virtual Healthcare, Changes to Employment Insurance (EI), Canadian Disability Coverage, and more! Subscribe to hear the latest episodes!
In this episode, Jessica Chalk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicachalk/) shares how her own fertility and health journey inspired myStoria (https://www.mystoria.com/), a tool designed to help patients and caregivers take control of their records, reduce the overwhelm of complex care, and show up to appointments with more clarity and confidence.
What You Will Learn:
Why managing a complex health journey can feel like a second full-time job.
How fragmented medical records and disconnected providers can create real confusion and delays.
Why patients need access to their own records, not just a portal summary.
How to communicate more effectively with doctors when you have a lot of health data.
Why human support still matters alongside AI in healthcare.
How caregiving affects work, home life, finances, and emotional well-being.
What MyStoria does to help patients and caregivers organize, understand, and act on their health information.
Why advocacy and ownership of your own health story can change outcomes.
Keywords:
patient advocacy, health records, caregiving, fertility journey, chronic illness, healthcare navigation, medical concierge, patient empowerment, AI in healthcare, complex care
7 Oct 2026
The Hidden Cost Shock of US Benefits for Canadian Employers
Canadian companies hiring in the U.S. quickly discover that benefits are not just different - they require a completely different strategy. Rob and Carolyne interview an expert on the U.S. employee benefit landscape.
What You Will Learn:
Why U.S. benefits can feel dramatically more expensive than Canadian benefits.
How employer cost sharing typically works in the U.S.
Why dependent coverage is often the biggest hidden cost.
How small-group renewals work when claims data is limited.
The difference between FSA and HSA accounts.
How short-term disability and 401(k) planning fit into U.S. compensation.
Canadian employers, U.S. benefits, cross-border hiring, employee benefits, healthcare costs, dependent coverage, HSA, FSA, short-term disability, 401(k), benefits strategy, small business expansion
27 Aug 2026
Reinventing Retirement Planning with Tech and Trust
In this episode, Joan Milway (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-milway/) from Common Wealth Retirement (https://benefitsalliance.ca/providers/common-wealth-retirement/) joins Carolyne and Rahim and shares insights into digital self-serve retirement planning, the importance of combining technology with human advice, and the principles guiding their innovative approach to financial wellness.
What You Will Learn:
Self-serve retirement planning.
Integration of human advice and digital tools.
Principles of user-centered design.
Impact of early planning on retirement security.
retirement planning, digital tools, financial advice,self-serve, Common Wealth Retirement, financial wellness, fintech, retirementsecurity
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