Education Benefits for Healthcare

Support Healthcare Workforce Development With Flexible Education Benefits

Healthcare organizations often need a combination of benefits to support workforce development, financial wellness, recruitment, and retention goals. BenefitEd helps employers build programs that align with their workforce strategy through a flexible mix of education and financial wellness benefits.

As part of Nelnet, BenefitEd brings deep experience in education, student loans, and financial wellness programs that help employers create meaningful support for their workforce. Organizations can offer a single benefit or combine multiple solutions based on workforce needs and business objectives.

BenefitEd supports an open education network that allows employers to work with any accredited institution while also providing access to educational partners that offer tuition savings, flexible learning formats, and programs designed for working adults.

Tuition Assistance Program

Help employees pursue degrees, certifications, and continuing education opportunities by providing education funding upfront. Tuition assistance can reduce financial barriers to learning while supporting workforce development, career advancement, and talent pipeline goals.

Tuition Reimbursement Benefit

Support employee learning while maintaining cost control by reimbursing eligible education expenses after course completion. Tuition reimbursement helps employers invest in workforce development while encouraging employee commitment and achievement.

Student Loan Repayment Benefit

Help employees reduce student loan debt through employer-funded contributions that support financial wellness while strengthening recruitment and retention efforts in a competitive job market. Originally expanded through the CARES Act, student loan repayment was later made a permanent tax-advantaged benefit under Section 127, creating a long-term opportunity for employers to support employees managing education debt.

Student Loan Retirement Matching (SECURE Act 2.0)

Allow qualified student loan payments to count toward employer retirement matching contributions. This provision of SECURE Act 2.0 helps employees continue making progress on student debt while building retirement savings and receiving valuable employer retirement contributions.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Support Resources

For eligible nonprofit healthcare organizations, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) can be an important financial wellness resource. BenefitEd helps employees better understand available PSLF resources and requirements so they can make informed decisions about their student loans while building long-term careers in healthcare.

Additional Financial Wellness Solutions

BenefitEd also helps employers support long-term financial wellness through 529 employer benefits and employer-sponsored emergency savings accounts. These benefits can help employees build financial resilience by preparing for future education expenses, addressing short-term financial needs, and creating a stronger foundation for participation in other education and financial wellness benefits.

Having less stress financially helps me stay more focused on doing my job and giving my full attention to working with my members and being able to help them.

Candice McDaniel,
Care Coordinator,
Summit Community Care

Why Healthcare Organizations Choose BenefitEd

Healthcare organizations often face unique workforce challenges, including staffing shortages, shift-based schedules, career pathway development, and the complexity of supporting a diverse employee population. BenefitEd helps employers address these challenges through flexible education benefits designed to support retention, workforce development, and employee financial wellness.

Support Career Pathways and Internal Mobility

Create programs that support CNA-to-RN advancement, nursing specializations, leadership development, and other career pathways that help employees grow within the organization rather than seek opportunities elsewhere.

Built for Complex Healthcare Workforces

Healthcare organizations often support employees across multiple locations, shifts, departments, and job types. BenefitEd's configurable platform aligns eligibility rules, benefit structures, programs, and workforce strategies with employer-defined policies and organizational goals.

Simplify Administration and Reporting

Manage education benefits through a centralized platform that helps streamline enrollment, approvals, eligibility management, reporting, and participant support while reducing administrative burden.

Offer Flexible Education Benefit Options

Support workforce priorities through tuition assistance, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, 529 college savings, retirement plan matching, and other financial wellness benefits from a single platform.

Navigate Compliance With Confidence

BenefitEd helps employers administer education benefits aligned with Section 127 requirements and evolving regulatory frameworks while providing reporting and documentation support.

Gain Workforce Insights

Track participation, utilization, and program outcomes through reporting that supports workforce planning, retention initiatives, and long-term benefit strategy.

Healthcare Education Partnerships

Healthcare employees often need flexible learning options that accommodate demanding schedules and work environments. BenefitEd supports an open education network that allows organizations to work with any accredited institution while also providing access to educational partners that offer tuition savings, online learning options, and programs designed for working adults.

Advance Nursing Careers

RN to BSN

Support registered nurses pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing through flexible online programs designed for working healthcare professionals, including options available through Purdue Global.

Develop Future Advanced Practice Providers

BSN to Nurse Practitioner

Help nurses pursue advanced clinical roles through Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), and related graduate programs. Purdue Global reports a 93.7% average certification exam pass rate for 2024 Nurse Practitioner graduates attempting national certification exams.¹

Build Clinical Leadership Pipelines

Clinical to Leadership

Prepare clinicians for management, operations, and leadership responsibilities through healthcare-focused graduate programs, including pathways that combine nursing and healthcare administration education.

Support Healthcare Operations Talent

Operations to Healthcare Management

Provide pathways for non-clinical employees interested in healthcare administration, management, compliance, and operations careers through healthcare-management degree programs.

Prepare Future Healthcare Leaders

Emerging Leader to Executive Leader

Support succession planning and long-term organizational growth through advanced leadership and healthcare administration programs designed for current and future leaders.

Advance Allied Health Careers

Allied Health to Specialized Practice

Create pathways for allied health professionals to pursue advanced certifications, credentials, and specialized clinical training across a wide range of healthcare disciplines.

BenefitEd’s educational partner network helps healthcare organizations connect employees with programs that support nursing advancement, clinical specialization, leadership development, healthcare administration, and other workforce development goals. Employers can connect employees with opportunities through providers such as Purdue Global, Wake Forest, Lynn University, and UMass Global, while BenefitEd’s partnership with AllCampus expands access to more than 500 online and hybrid programs from leading universities.

Together, these partnerships help healthcare organizations support working learners while advancing workforce development and talent retention goals.

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A Platform Built for Healthcare Workforce Complexity

Healthcare organizations often manage multiple employee populations, locations, schedules, and workforce-development initiatives at the same time. BenefitEd’s benefit administration platform is designed to support those realities through flexible configuration, policy-based workflows, and centralized program management.

The platform can be configured to align with your organization’s workforce structure, eligibility requirements, approval processes, and workforce-development goals while providing a consistent experience for employees and administrators.

Configure Programs Around Workforce Needs

Support different employee groups, locations, roles, tenure requirements, and eligibility structures through configurable program rules and workflows.

Streamline Administration

Manage applications, approvals, documentation, payments, and reporting through a centralized platform designed specifically for education benefits.

Connect With Existing Systems

Integrate with HRIS, payroll, and benefits systems through flexible data exchange options that help reduce administrative burden and support existing workflows.

Access Meaningful Reporting

Track participation, utilization, spending, and workforce trends through reporting that supports program management and workforce planning.

Implementation and Administration

Implementing education benefits is about more than selecting a program. BenefitEd works with healthcare organizations to align benefits with workforce goals, configure programs based on organizational policies, prepare employees for participation, and provide ongoing support after launch. Most programs are implemented within approximately six to eight weeks from the initial strategy discussion.

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Define Your Workforce Strategy

Align education benefits with goals such as retention, workforce development, internal mobility, recruitment, or employee financial wellness.

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Configure Programs and Policies

Configure eligibility rules, funding structures, approval workflows, reporting requirements, and benefit limits to match organizational needs.

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Launch and Educate

Prepare administrators and employees through training, communication resources, and program onboarding support.

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Provide Ongoing Support

Receive ongoing account management, reporting, communication support, program reviews, and optimization guidance.

6-8 Weeks

Typical implementation timeline

95%

Annual client retention rate

89

Net Promoter Score achieved in annual customer service survey

Navigate Policy and Compliance With Confidence

Education and financial wellness benefits are shaped by evolving tax laws, legislative frameworks, and reporting requirements. BenefitEd helps healthcare organizations administer benefits that align with frameworks such as Section 127 educational assistance programs, student loan repayment provisions, SECURE Act 2.0, and education savings programs.

BenefitEd combines ongoing regulatory monitoring, program configuration support, reporting capabilities, and plain-language guidance to help employers administer benefits consistently while adapting to changing requirements.

Section 127 Administration

Support tax-advantaged tuition assistance, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment benefits.

Reporting and Visibility

Separate taxable and tax-free benefit activity and monitor usage against applicable thresholds.

Ongoing Regulatory Guidance

Stay informed about legislative and policy changes that may affect benefit strategy, administration, or reporting.

Flexible Programs for Diverse Healthcare Workforces

Healthcare organizations have different workforce priorities, budgets, and administrative resources. BenefitEd’s platform and service model are designed to adapt accordingly. Organizations can administer a single education benefit, combine multiple benefit types, or build programs targeted to specific workforce populations and organizational goals. BenefitEd manages day-to-day program administration, employee support, processing, reporting, and ongoing program management.

Flexible Administration for Tuition Reimbursement Programs

Organizations administering tuition reimbursement benefits can choose the level of support that best fits their internal resources and goals. BenefitEd supports fully managed, platform-supported, and hybrid administration models that help streamline processing, approvals, reporting, and participant support.

Supporting Healthcare Workforce Development

Healthcare organizations don’t implement education benefits simply to offer another employee perk. They need programs that support workforce goals such as retention, internal mobility, leadership development, talent pipelines, and employee financial wellness. BenefitEd helps organizations align benefits with these priorities while providing the flexibility to adapt as workforce needs evolve.

Education benefits are most effective when they align employee growth with workforce goals. BenefitEd helps healthcare organizations support both.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. BenefitEd's platform can be configured to support different employee groups, eligibility requirements, benefit structures, workforce initiatives, and organizational goals. This flexibility allows healthcare organizations to align benefits with their specific workforce needs.

Most BenefitEd programs are implemented within approximately four to eight weeks from the initial strategy discussion. Implementation timelines may vary based on program complexity, integrations, and organizational readiness.

Learn more about BenefitEd's implementation process

Healthcare organizations choose BenefitEd for its flexible program design, education and student loan expertise, personalized support, and broker-friendly approach. BenefitEd's commitment to partnership is reflected in a 95% client retention rate and a Net Promoter Score of 89.

Employer-sponsored education and financial wellness benefits are governed by evolving tax laws, regulatory requirements, and legislative frameworks, including Section 127 educational assistance programs, student loan repayment provisions, and SECURE Act 2.0. BenefitEd helps employers navigate these requirements with ongoing regulatory monitoring, plain-language guidance, flexible program configuration, and reporting support.

BenefitEd also helps organizations align benefit programs with current policy requirements, adapt to legislative changes, and administer benefits consistently across diverse workforces and locations. This allows healthcare employers to offer education and financial wellness benefits with greater confidence while reducing administrative complexity.

Learn how BenefitEd helps employers navigate evolving legislative frameworks and maintain compliance

BenefitEd supports an open education network, allowing organizations to work with any accredited institution. Employers may also choose to leverage BenefitEd's educational partner network, which includes institutions that offer flexible learning formats, tuition savings, and programs designed for working learners.

Explore BenefitEd’s educational partnerships

Sources

purdueglobal.edu/degree-programs/nursing/online-master-degree-nursing/

Ready to Build a Healthcare Education Benefits Strategy?

Whether you’re exploring education benefits for the first time or looking to enhance an existing program, BenefitEd can help you design, implement, and manage programs that support workforce development, employee financial wellness, and long-term workforce goals.

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