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Group Medicare Advantage Plans—Tips for Plan Sponsors

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

30 Aug 2018

Although the number of retiree health plans has been declining in recent years, there are still plenty of employers looking for cost-effective and flexible options to cover retirees aged 65 and older. Medicare is available beginning at the age of 65, although […]

Employee Benefits Wellness

Making Mindfulness a Workplace Priority

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

15 Aug 201815 Aug 2018

Of course your employees want to be 100% focused on each of the many tasks waiting to be tackled. BUT—They have to-do lists to conquer, projects to complete—and too few hours in the day! However, adding mindfulness exercises to their already-too-busy day […]

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What Plan Sponsors Need to Know About SRI Investing

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

09 Aug 201809 Aug 2018

Could offering sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investment options in your retirement plan be an employee recruitment and retention tool? Quite possibly, according to recent research. A 2017 survey by Nuveen showed that 57% of respondents (94% of Millennials) would choose an […]

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CEBS—Graduating Is Just the Beginning

Christine Vazquez, CEBS

01 Aug 201806 Aug 2018

After a winter of hitting the books, I completed the CEBS program in March 2017. I couldn’t have been happier to see the “pass” notification on the computer screen after taking my last exam! After a few weeks of elation, celebration and binge-watching […]

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Is It Time to Rethink Your Bereavement Leave Policy?

Anne Patterson

31 Jul 201829 Oct 2019

It may be the most difficult challenge an employee will endure in their lifetime: Facing the death of a loved one. Through bereavement leave and employee assistant program (EAP) offerings, U.S. employers are providing support for workers during a devastating time, but […]

Employee Benefits Health Care

Thought the ACA Individual Mandate Was History? Think Again!

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

26 Jul 201812 Dec 2019

It was big Affordable Care Act (ACA) news at the end of 2017 when the newly enacted tax reform law included a provision to drop the individual mandate penalty to zero dollars starting in 2019. Although it wasn’t technically a repeal of […]

Employee Benefits

Elder Care Challenges: Why Employers Should Care

Anne Patterson

23 Jul 201826 Jul 2018

Each month on Talking Benefits, I join the International Foundations three resident benefits nerdthusiasts Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held to discuss the top stories in retirement and health care and take a deeper dive into a trending benefits topic affecting plan sponsors. […]

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Do Association Health Plans Have to Cover Essential Health Benefits?

Lois Gleason, CEBS

19 Jul 201824 Aug 2018

Association health plans (AHPs) are not new. So why are they now in the news? Recent federal regulations make it easier for groups of employers and small business owners with little in common to form or join AHPs that are treated as […]

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Growing Financial Education Efforts Support Stressed Employees

Staff

18 Jul 201827 Feb 2019

Employees’ financial stress—whether it’s long-term like saving for retirement or immediate like paying the rent—can have a direct impact on their performance at work. A new report released today by the International Foundation, Financial Education for Today’s Workforce: 2018 Survey Results, takes […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits

PCORI Fee: Long Story for Short Plan Years

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

11 Jul 201826 Jul 2018

As the July 31, 2018 deadline approaches for paying fees required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), some International Foundation members have been asking about short plan years. Self-insured plan sponsors will report and pay PCORI fees once […]