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When Wellness Programs Get Scary

Guest Contributor

31 Oct 201731 Oct 2017

You wouldn’t think running wellness programs would be all that scary for employers, but Macy’s Inc., along with its subsidiaries Anthem and Cigna, are likely screaming in horror at a lawsuit filed against them by the Department of Labor (DOL) for management […]

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HRAs, AHPs, and STLDIs: What the Executive Order Means for Benefit Plans

Lois Gleason, CEBS

20 Oct 2017

President Trump issued Executive Order 13813 on October 12, 2017, directing the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Secretaries) to consider proposing regulations or revising guidance on three health care issues: health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), short-term limited duration […]

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6 Tips to Swap Employee ACA Confusion With Health Benefits Appreciation

Lois Gleason, CEBS

17 Oct 2017

Are your employees upset and confused about Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual marketplace headlines? In the past month they may have heard about large increases in ACA individual exchange premiums, health insurers pulling out of certain U.S. counties, reductions in mandatory coverage […]

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Talking Benefits Podcast Episode 10: Please Hold

Staff

13 Oct 201713 Oct 2017

Benefits news has been far from static in the past few weeks. After a month buzzing with activity and few definitive answers, news broke late Thursday with two new announcements from the White House impacting the future of ACA. Listen to today’s […]

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Voluntary Benefits Becoming Mandatory to Attract and Retain

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

11 Oct 201711 Oct 2017

Pet insurance, vision insurance, identity theft insurance. A growing number of employers are offering these and other types of voluntary benefits as they look for ways to recruit and retain employees and improve worker well-being. Leigh Stepan, CEBS, principal of Leigh Stepan […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 9: When Disaster Strikes

Staff

06 Sep 201706 Sep 2017

As we watch the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and brace for Hurricane Irma, our perspective shifts. The struggles of those in the paths of the storms are immense, and many may need help that falls outside the scope of the benefit plan […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 8: The Storm Before the Calm

Anne Patterson

09 Aug 201709 Aug 2018

Forget the cats and dogs—This month it’s been raining new paid family leave laws, fiduciary rule oral arguments, health care reform changes and MPRA approvals! While the International Foundation strives to be a little more accurate than the local weather reporter, we […]

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Generic Drugs Coming to a Store Near You, Faster

Guest Contributor

19 Jul 2017

Do you wish that you could once again play softball without worrying about the rising costs of patent-protected prescription drugs? Are you struggling to walk up the stairs without having the weight of drug payments on your shoulders? Well, the Supreme Court […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 7: Hot News in the Summertime

Staff

13 Jul 201706 Sep 2017

Summertime. Typically a little quieter at work as vacations commence and a lot quieter in Washington, D.C. Not so much this summer. There is plenty to talk about in this month’s Talking Benefits Podcast. Chill out with a new episode, packed full […]

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ACA Ch–Ch–Ch–Changes: 71% of Employers Don’t Want Repeal

Anne Patterson

11 Jul 2017

David Bowie’s song “Changes” comes to mind as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement morphed into the American Health Care Act and now the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Access to health care could be changing, and employers are reacting to possible workplace […]