International Foundation Staff, Author at Word on Benefits

How to Get Employees to Use Their Preventive Care

Staff

21 Jul 201609 Aug 2018

Preventive care is vital to keep your employees healthy. The more employees take advantage of available preventive care, the more cost-effective their care becomes. They stay healthy, you save on health care costs—It’s a win-win for employees and employers. You know that […]

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ACA Cost Increases Hitting Employee Wallets

Staff

27 Jun 201627 Jun 2016

Faced with rising costs due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers have made a number of changes to their health plans that directly impact their employees’ wallets. The International Foundation’s new report, 2016 Employer-Sponsored Health Care: ACA’s Impact, finds that about one-third of […]

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If ACA Is Repealed, Will Employers Keep Mandated Provisions?

Staff

18 May 201619 May 2016

Health care and the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been defining issues for presidential candidates this election season. A new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans finds that if ACA is repealed, just over three in […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Regulatory

ACA 1095s Round One, Complete

Staff

08 Apr 201618 Aug 2016

You may have dreaded the process, rejoiced over extensions and delays or even lost sleep as the March 31 deadline approached to provide the Affordable Care Act (ACA) 1095 forms to employees. But you did it—Your health plan participants are in possession of […]

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Your Worth It Out Playlist for Benefits Day #NEBD

Staff

04 Apr 201604 Apr 2016

Getting financially fit is fun when you have the right playlist to keep you motivated! Celebrate National Employee Benefits Day today by changing the lyrics to these popular songs. And since today is your special day, feel free to sing these wherever […]

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How Financially Fit Are You?

Staff

23 Mar 201623 Mar 2016

When it comes to your finances—Would you say you’re fiscally fit? Or more like financially flabby? This National Employee Benefits Day, the International Foundation has a quick 15-question quiz to help you rank your financial fitness level. Take the quiz now, and […]

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Worth It Out This National Employee Benefits Day

Staff

08 Mar 2016

How financially fit are your employees? Well, according to a soon-to-be-released International Foundation survey, only 13% of you said your workforce was very or extremely financially savvy. This National Employee Benefits Day, April 4, it’s time to step up your participants’ fiscal fitness. […]

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Three Reasons You Should Consider One-On-One Benefits Communication

Staff

29 Feb 2016

In a new International Foundation Benefits Communication survey, only 19% of employers reported their employees have a high level understanding of their benefits. When asked why this is, employers overwhelmingly said their employees do not read the information they provide or they […]

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Employee Benefits Year in Review 2015

Staff

29 Dec 201519 Apr 2016

There was never a dull moment in the world of employee benefits this year. Here’s a look back at key happenings via our most popular Word on Benefits blog posts of 2015. Below are the top six topics to remind you of […]

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How I Used My FSA to Save $20,000 on Child Care

Staff

01 Dec 201501 Dec 2015

The first week of December—Time to deck the halls, shop for gifts, bake cookies . . . and, for many, time to make Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) elections for next year. You can almost hear employees across the country groaning as they […]