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Health Plan Change Communication Gone Right

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

28 Apr 201728 Apr 2017

Confusion, fear, frustration—just a few of the feelings that surface quickly when hearing about a health plan change. The trustees of the Midwest Operating Engineers (MOE) Fringe Benefit Funds knew that the success of a new health care plan design would depend on […]

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Latest Buzz on Employer Policies for Legalized Marijuana in Canada

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

18 Apr 201722 Sep 2020

The grass is always greener on the other side; that’s a given. In the employee benefits world, though, even an age-old adage raises questions. In this case: Is the grass legal, and do employers have the right policies in place to address […]

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ACA: Still the Law, But Under Attack

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

13 Apr 2017

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, has been challenged and “under attack” since its inception. Since Republicans assumed control of Congress and the White House in January of this year, the attack has intensified. Predictions of a quick repeal of […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 4: Benefits Curveballs

Staff

11 Apr 201730 May 2017

Spring is in the air. Birds singing, temperatures rising, baseball season in full swing . . . and a whole new crop of benefits developments have been popping up. International Foundation resident benefits gurus Julie, Kelli and Justin are back to talk […]

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Health Plans Lose that Lovin’ Feeling for Spouses

Guest Contributor

10 Apr 201731 Jul 2019

We like to think that everyone loves our spouses, but in truth, there are an increasing number of employers who would like to rid themselves of employees’ better halves . . . No, there’s no conspiracy to physically off our loved ones […]

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Prevent Fraud From Creeping Into Your Benefit Plan

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

23 Mar 201723 Mar 2017

The sound of shattering glass pierces the night air. You sit straight up in bed and glance at the clock: 3:00 a.m. As footsteps creep closer, your heart pounds faster, the fear rising with every creak of the floor. Then, nothing. One […]

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State of Self-Funding State Benefit Plans

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

16 Mar 201716 Mar 2017

Governor Scott Walker recently proposed self-funding Wisconsin’s $1.5 billion health insurance program for 250,000 state and local government workers and their dependents. For now, it is a proposal that is being heavily debated in the Wisconsin State Legislatures Joint Finance Committee. If […]

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Does Your Benefit Appeal Process Need a Tune Up?

Anne Patterson

28 Feb 201728 Feb 2017

Does your benefit appeal process feel like it’s on cruise control? It might be time for a tune up. In light of an increase in participant litigation and heightened DOL enforcement efforts, it is imperative that plans ensure their procedures and policies […]

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Compliance Checkup—ACA, SPD, COBRA

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

13 Feb 201718 Aug 2017

The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains uncertain, but employee benefit plan sponsors should be alert for compliance issues that aren’t going away. Scott Segal addressed common compliance errors during his presentation “Employee Benefits Compliance ‘Hot Topics’” during the 26th […]

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Talking Benefits—Legislative Limbo

Staff

10 Feb 201710 Feb 2017

Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update for staff, the word got out. Each month, the audience (a.k.a. staffers […]