Over the next ten years, health care spending in the United States is projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.4%. In response to the cost escalation, plan sponsors… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 27, 2021
Disease Management, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Mental Health, U.S.Health Care, health care benefits, health care costs, health care plan, health care technology, health costs, health insurance, telehealth
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Canadian employers know that their employees value benefit plans. Employer-sponsored plans often provide additional benefit coverage to employees beyond the basic medical treatment covered under the universal health care system…. Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
January 19, 2021
Canada, Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurancecanada, employee benefits, Health Care, health insurance
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The coronavirus pandemic has brought layoffs and furloughs to millions of workers across the United States. This bad news can be complicated for individuals with health care coverage through their… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
May 12, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCOBRA, coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, furloughed workers, health insurance, laid off workers
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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… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
January 21, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Carehealth care costs, health insurance, Transparency in Coverage
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More and more employers are seeking cost savings by discouraging or blocking employees from enrolling a spouse in the employer’s health plan. Here’s what you need to know about the… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
August 5, 2019
Employee Benefits, Health Carehealth insurance, spousal carve out, spousal surcharge
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It was big Affordable Care Act (ACA) news at the end of 2017 when the newly enacted tax reform law included a provision to drop the individual mandate penalty to… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
July 26, 2018
Employee Benefits, Health CareACA, health insurance, individual mandate
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The IRS is continuing its “think out loud” approach to rule making for the Cadillac tax, and you’re invited to talk back. In a recent notice (IRS Notice 2015-52), the… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 28, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, Affordable Care Act, Cadillac tax, excise tax, health insurance, IRS
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Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS Director, Information Services and Publications at the International Foundation Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Manager, Reference/Research Services The decision in the case of King v. Burwell is in! The… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
June 25, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health CareACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care, health care reform, health insurance, King v Burwell, SCOTUS
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Most people with health insurance pay little attention to the cost of a medical procedure they need or perhaps want—unless they’re going to have to pick up part of the… Read more >
Chris Vogel, CEBS
January 27, 2015
Employee Benefits, Health Carecost sharing, deductible, HDHP, Health Care, health insurance, high deductible health plan
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