Benefits news and trends

Chase Expands Rewards Partnership With DoorDash
Partnerships // August 01, 2024

DoorDash has expanded and extended its partnership with card issuer Chase. The new version of its collaboration lets eligible cardmembers receive recurring benefits on orders from grocery, convenience and non-restaurant stores on DoorDash, the companies said in a news release Thursday (Aug. 1). In addition,...

Care.com Debuts Employer-Based Spending Accounts
Personnel // May 22, 2024

Care.com has introduced a spending account to help workers cover the cost of care. The new accounts, announced Wednesday (May 22), are designed to give employers a solution to support employees who need to pay for care for children, seniors, pets or themselves. “Conversations about the cost of...

Forage and Uber Eats Partner on SNAP EBT Grocery Delivery
Delivery // April 19, 2024

Forage and Uber Eats have partnered to offer online purchasing and delivery of groceries to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) recipients. The partnership will offer SNAP EBT grocery delivery to eligible grocery partners on the Uber Eats platform across the United States, the companies...

Germany to Deliver Benefits Via Payment Cards Rather Than Cash
Disbursements // April 12, 2024

The German parliament approved legislation Friday (April 12) that calls for benefits to be delivered to asylum seekers on payment cards rather than cash.  This change is meant to limit how these migrants can use the benefits, AP reported Friday. The payment cards will only be able...

Interviews & Exclusives
What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’

March 22, 2019
Government moves at its own pace, for better or worse or both, but that pace can provide opportunities for fraud and expensive errors – mistakes and missteps that can cost hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Take all the paperwork required to access federal benefits in the U.S. Not only does that encourage the spread of […]

Quick Reads
Talkspace Teams With Amazon on Behavioral Health Benefits

September 17, 2024
Online behavioral health care company Talkspace has joined an Amazon Health Services program that helps individuals discover and enroll in their health insurance benefits. With this partnership, individuals who search Amazon.com for topics like “stress relief,” “family therapy” or “sleep help” will discover a way to check their eligibility for therapy and psychiatric services, the companies said in […]

Chase Expands Rewards Partnership With DoorDash

August 01, 2024
DoorDash has expanded and extended its partnership with card issuer Chase. The new version of its collaboration lets eligible cardmembers receive recurring benefits on orders from grocery, convenience and non-restaurant...

Care.com Debuts Employer-Based Spending Accounts

May 22, 2024
Care.com has introduced a spending account to help workers cover the cost of care. The new accounts, announced Wednesday (May 22), are designed to give employers a solution to support employees who need...

Forage and Uber Eats Partner on SNAP EBT Grocery Delivery

April 19, 2024
Forage and Uber Eats have partnered to offer online purchasing and delivery of groceries to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) recipients. The partnership will offer SNAP EBT grocery delivery...