As awareness rises and stigma decreases, society is focusing on the urgency and importance of treating mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Does your employer-sponsored health plan comply with… Read more >
May 15, 2019 Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health Read more >
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, better known as COBRA, became law on April 7, 1986. The law provides for continuation of health coverage from an employer-sponsored group health… Read more >
February 13, 2019 Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care Read more >
Happy 2019, Word on Benefits readers! We’ve got some great resources to help you get ready for the year ahead. Check them out below! Employee Benefits Desktop Wallpaper First the… Read more >
What You Need to Know On Friday, December 14, 2018 a judge in the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act… Read more >
January 7, 2019 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Regulatory Read more >
We’ve heard some employers received 226-J notices from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) saying they could owe potential “play or pay” Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalties for 2015. Some of… Read more >
April 5, 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits Read more >
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… Read more >
October 31, 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, Wellness Read more >
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains uncertain, but employee benefit plan sponsors should be alert for compliance issues that aren’t going away. Scott Segal addressed common compliance… Read more >
February 13, 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Regulatory Read more >
Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update… Read more >
February 10, 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Compliance, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast Read more >
President Trump’s January 20 executive order directed his administration to take steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Because ACA is law, the executive action itself cannot repeal the… Read more >
January 26, 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >
As tree leaves start to turn colors in October here in the Midwest at the International Foundation headquarters, our minds are turning to other changes in the air for some… Read more >
September 20, 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >