Lois Gleason, CEBS

Senior Information Specialist, International Foundation Favorite Foundation service/product: The Employee Benefits Survey (conducted every few years; it is very comprehensive) Benefits-related topic top picks: Affordable Care Act, multiemployer pension plans Favorite Foundation conference moment: Working the bookstore/information center at the Employee Benefit Symposium and meeting our members Personal Insight: Lois loves reading, especially literary classics like Jane Eyre and North and South. A Tale of Two Cities isn’t bad either. Every morning at breakfast she reads the daily newspapers…. yes, she still gets the paper versions because it’s not a big deal if a little coffee spills on them.

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HRAs, AHPs, and STLDIs: What the Executive Order Means for Benefit Plans

HRAs, AHPs, and STLDIs: What the Executive Order Means for Benefit Plans

Lois Gleason, CEBS
 

President Trump issued Executive Order 13813 on October 12, 2017, directing the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Secretaries) to consider proposing regulations or revising guidance on three health care issues: health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), short-term limited duration […]

6 Tips to Swap Employee ACA Confusion With Health Benefits Appreciation

6 Tips to Swap Employee ACA Confusion With Health Benefits Appreciation

Lois Gleason, CEBS
 

Are your employees upset and confused about Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual marketplace headlines? In the past month they may have heard about large increases in ACA individual exchange premiums, health insurers pulling out of certain U.S. counties, reductions in mandatory coverage […]

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Rights: What Employers Need to Know

Lois Gleason, CEBS
 

Employees are increasingly aware of their rights to mental health and substance abuse treatment through employer-sponsored health plans. Are you aware of what your plan needs to do? Below are resources to help. The U.S. government is educating individuals on the Mental […]