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What If “Early Retirement” Was Called “Reduced Retirement”?

Staff

10 Apr 2018

I hope everyone had a great National Employee Benefits Day! On Benefits Day, the International Foundation hosted a free webcast, Small Tweaks, Big Impact: The Power of Behavioral Decision Making for the Plan Sponsor, presented by Steve Vernon, a research scholar with the […]

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Four Key Ingredients to High-Value Health Care

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

06 Apr 2018

What’s the best recipe for making sure your plan participants are receiving high-value health care? The old cookbook called for health plan sponsors to focus on getting the cheapest health care possible and using their leverage to convince providers to offer a […]

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 these preliminary assessments are the result of mistakes in reporting or other errors. What should you do if you get a Letter 226-J from the IRS?

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ACA and Play or Pay—IRS Letters 226-J Arrive

Lois Gleason, CEBS

05 Apr 2018

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 these preliminary assessments are the result of mistakes in reporting or other […]

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Four Health Care Trends Straight From the Experts

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

03 Apr 201803 Apr 2018

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Zirui Song, M.D., Ph.D., and Jeffrey Levin-Scherz, M.D, M.B.A., F.A.C.P., faculty advisors for Evidence, Insight and Strategy for Optimizing Health Benefits, a new International Foundation educational program taught by Harvard Medical School faculty. We […]

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Eight Updates for Your Disability Claims Procedures

Lois Gleason, CEBS

29 Mar 201829 Mar 2018

Time to get your Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans in shape . . . there are no more delays for required new disability claims procedures! After postponing the original effective date of January 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor […]

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Employees Aren’t Saving. What’s a Plan Sponsor to Do?

Staff

27 Mar 2018

Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. This is not a news flash. In fact, almost every day I see a new headline pointing out the problem. While their angles vary (I remain unsold on the fact that avocado toast is the culprit), […]

4 Tips to Improve Your Employees' Retirement Security

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4 Tips to Increase Your Employees’ Retirement Security

Staff

20 Mar 201821 Mar 2018

Wondering why your communication isn’t more effective in helping workers make better financial decisions? Or what you can do differently to encourage employees to improve their retirement security? This National Employee Benefits Day—celebrated on April 2, 2018—we are encouraging plan sponsors to […]

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Health Risk Assessment Time! Putting the YAY into your HRA

Anne Patterson

19 Mar 201809 Aug 2018

Gone are the days of dial-up Internet (that sound of AOL connecting still haunts my dreams), floppy disks and boom boxes. Technology has come a long way over the past few decades, so far that a tiny finger prick can provide a […]

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Long-Term Care Insurance—Ripped From the Headlines

Justin Held, CEBS

14 Mar 201814 Mar 2018

Long-term care insurance has long been a staple of employee benefit offerings. While not typically a “headline-grabbing” benefit, these plans have received increased attention. What is a long-term care insurance plan? How commonly are these plans offered? Why is this topic trending […]

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Return to Sender . . . Undeliverable 1095-Cs

Lois Gleason, CEBS

12 Mar 201812 Mar 2018

Whew! You’ve sent out the 1095-C forms—again—and answered a ton of questions from your employees. You’re done with that project for the year. But wait . . . what’s that in the mail bin? It looks suspiciously like . . . a […]