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… Read more >
April 3, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
March 14, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, long term care 1 Read more >
Despite your employees’ best intentions—and your carefully crafted benefit offerings—are your plan participants continuing to make irrational decisions? Well, cue the Twilight Zone music, because a relatively new area of… Read more >
March 9, 2018 behavioral decision making, Employee Benefits, Health Care, National Employee Benefits Day, Retirement 0 Read more >
During Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting season, some employers wonder whether reporting on 1095-C forms is required for retirees receiving employer-provided health coverage. Internal Revenue Code Section 6055 requires every… Read more >
February 6, 2018 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
When his teenaged daughter came home with an opioid prescription after having her wisdom teeth removed, Randall Kratz challenged her doctor. Kratz, senior account manager for FEI Behavioral Health in… Read more >
February 2, 2018 EAP, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Quitting smoking is one of the most common and most challenging new year’s resolutions. As the first month of the year will soon become a memory, so too will most… Read more >
January 30, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness 0 Read more >
We welcome the new year with a fresh episode of the Talking Benefits podcast. We have the latest benefits updates and some exciting news of our own. Be sure to listen… Read more >
January 19, 2018 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, MPRA, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
For the third year in a row, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) 1095 forms are ready and going out to employees. This form still confuses many employees. You’re going to… Read more >
January 18, 2018 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory 0 Read more >
One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who… Read more >
January 17, 2018 Defined Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution Plans, Disability, Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Retirement, Vacation, Voluntary Benefits, Wellness 0 Read more >
To cover or not to cover, that is the question for benefit plans when it comes to medical marijuana. To avoid the slings and arrows of plan beneficiaries and other… Read more >
January 9, 2018 Canada, Drug Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >