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Employers Encouraged to Promote Telehealth Services During COVID-19

Staff

21 Apr 202020 Apr 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the COVID-19 telehealth requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and […]

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COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Group Health Plans

Staff

17 Apr 202016 Apr 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the COVID-19 testing requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and […]

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More COVID-19 Relief via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

30 Mar 202013 Apr 2020

The third law aimed at providing relief to those affected by the coronavirus was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) offers a wide variety of assistance to businesses and […]

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Coronavirus and International Business Travel

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

12 Mar 202001 Apr 2020

Making sure employees and their families stay healthy and safe includes acknowledging the anxiety and stress that comes with travel, explained Dr. Amit Arwindekar, North American Medical Director at United HealthCare Global, in the March 11 webcast Coronavirus and International Business Travel: […]

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Who Qualifies for COBRA?

Staff

25 Feb 202026 Apr 2021

COBRA allows individuals to temporarily continue their employer-sponsored health care coverage when certain qualifying events occur that would otherwise end the coverage. So who qualifies for COBRA and when? What Is COBRA? The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) was signed into […]

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Status of the State Individual Health Insurance Coverage Mandates

Anne Newhouse

13 Feb 202020 Mar 2020

As the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement for individuals to have health insurance coverage, known as the individual mandate, has faced challenges over the last few years, a growing number of states have stepped in to enact their own health care coverage […]

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Benefits on the Big Screen

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

06 Feb 202005 Feb 2020

As my favorite TV character, Moira Rose proclaims, it’s my favorite season of all: awards season! Here in Wisconsin, we are in the midst of a very long and grey winter, and all of us on the podcast team are finding an […]

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Benefit Strategies to Help Combat the Opioid Crisis

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

04 Feb 202003 Feb 2020

Grown-ups. Kids. Fathers. Mothers. Sisters. Brothers. The statistics are grim—the United States and Canada are the top two nations in the world in per capita consumption of prescription opioids, with more than 50,000 combined opioid-related deaths in a single year—but it’s important […]

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“Transparency in Coverage” Rule: Potential Requirements for Employers

Anne Newhouse

21 Jan 202021 Jan 2020

On June 24, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order directing various federal agencies to develop new rules or regulations on improving price and quality transparency. As a result, on November 15, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and […]

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7 Questions Employees Are Asking in 2020 About ACA 1095s

Lois Gleason, CEBS

15 Jan 202021 Jan 2020

Once again, you’re sending 1095 forms to employees as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Once again, employees will have 1095 form questions. They might be especially confused this year because the federal penalty for individuals who do not have minimum […]