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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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Employers Feel the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic

Staff

03 Oct 2017

91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. It’s a growing epidemic that no one can ignore—including employers. Of individuals misusing pain relievers, about two-thirds are currently employed, making opioid abuse a problem in workplaces all across the country. An International […]

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That’s Not a Sick Day! Or Is It?

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

29 Sep 2017

Are you sick? Well, that may depend on your organization’s definition of a paid “sick” day. According to the International Foundation Paid Leave in the Workplace: 2017 Results, reasons for sick days by corporate and public employers in the United States may be expanding. […]

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Take the Surprise Out of Emergency Medical Bills

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

15 Sep 2017

When an emergency medical situation occurs, whether it’s a playground mishap, a car accident or a life-threatening health care crisis, the first priority for patients and their loved ones is getting care and getting it quickly. They may not think about whether the […]

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Five Proposed Health Savings Account (HSA) Changes

Guest Contributor

22 Aug 201722 Aug 2017

Republicans in Washington, D.C. have been busy this year, attempting to pass substantial health care legislation. We’ve watched each of the following slip away: the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), Sen. Rand Paul’s […]

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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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Put a Ring On It or Lose Domestic Partner Benefits

Staff

01 Aug 201709 Aug 2018

Following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, a growing number of employers are requiring same-sex couples to marry to receive health care benefits. For many employers, domestic partner benefits were a way to provide equal coverage to employees […]

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Disability Benefits: An Overlooked Piece of the Employee Benefits Package

Staff

20 Jul 201712 Mar 2018

When weighing the employee benefits package of a new job, candidates definitely consider the health care benefits, probably read over the retirement plan and will no doubt investigate the number of vacation days—But few new hires take time to consider the disability […]

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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 […]