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Flexible Planned Vacation: What Works and What Doesn’t

Anne Patterson

31 Oct 202227 Jan 2023

We’ve experienced a shift in many different aspects of benefits over the last few years and paid time off is no exception. In the latest Talking Benefits podcast episode, I learned more about the concept of unlimited time off—or, as one company […]

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Legal & Legislative Reporter: Mental Health Parity Act Violation

Guest Contributor

27 Oct 202227 Oct 2022

Select case summaries from the Benefits Magazine October 2022 Legal & Legislative Reporter

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PBGC Special Financial Assistance Final Rule: Permissible Investments

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

25 Oct 202225 Oct 2022

The PBGC final rule details permissible investments for SFA assets. Get key takeaways in our latest blog.

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Optimizing Outcomes and Containing the Costs of Surgery

Guest Contributor

20 Oct 202222 Feb 2023

By Brand Newland, Pharm. D., and Cal Beyer Surgeries that are unnecessarily invasive or performed under suboptimal conditions often needlessly increase health plan costs and lead to complications for patients. Creating better pathways to care can help health plan sponsors contain the […]

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CEBS Impact: Graduates Share Their Experience

Christine Vazquez, CEBS

14 Oct 202214 Oct 2022

Learn how earning the CEBS designation impacted graduates’ careers.

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A Health Care Approach to Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Eli Argueta

12 Oct 202227 Jan 2023

Hispanics and Latinx in the U.S. face major barriers in accessing health care and th barriers can also provide insights into best practices for employers.

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Legal & Legislative Reporter: A Kidney Case

Guest Contributor

22 Sep 202222 Sep 2022

Every month, the International Foundation releases the Legal and Legislative Reporter, a compilation of new employee benefits-related case summaries. Below is a summary we thought you’d be interested in. Content provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. The U.S. Supreme Court reverses and […]

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Employers Project 7.5% Rise in Health Care Costs for 2023

Cara McMullin

20 Sep 202220 Sep 2022

As industry experts predict that organizations should brace for increased health care costs in 2023, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans launched a survey of U.S employers to identify the considerations they are contemplating for the coming year. Results show that […]

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Employer Support for Caregivers

Cara McMullin

13 Sep 202213 Sep 2022

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and the focus of this year’s month-long awareness campaign is the importance of support for people living with dementia and their families. Employers can take steps to support employees who are also caregivers. Overall, caregivers are likely […]

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Magazine Extra: Long COVID and ADA

Guest Contributor

06 Sep 202207 Sep 2023

In the beginning of the pandemic, employers struggled to determine whether workers who contracted COVID-19 qualified for disability protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More than two years later, employers have another issue to consider—whether employees who experience ongoing complications […]