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Help Plan Members Celebrate Financial Literacy Month

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

03 Nov 2015

November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada, and the government, under the leadership of financial literacy leader Jane Rooney, has been working to make more information and resources available to consumers and workplaces. Below are highlights of resources available to help engage […]

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HIPAA Certification Final Rules Are Late to the Party

Lois Gleason, CEBS

29 Oct 201529 Oct 2015

Section 1104 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health plans to certify compliance with HIPAA administrative simplification standards and operating rules for electronic transactions. On January 2, 2014 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule giving plans […]

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7 Questions That Will Make You a Retirement Hero

Staff

28 Oct 201528 Oct 2015

Ensuring that American workers are financially set for retirement is a passion for those of us involved in the International Foundation Retirement Security Initiative. When a friend announces he or she is retiring, we quickly ask “But WAIT!!! How much do you have […]

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What the New Liberal Government Means for Canadian Pension and Benefit Plan Sponsors

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

23 Oct 201502 Mar 2016

Three panelists offered their views during a recent International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans webcast, “Post-Election Pensions and Benefits Outlook: What to Expect.” Panelists said Justin Trudeau, prime minister-designate, and the new majority party will move forward on many campaign promises, including […]

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Self-Funding: No Longer the Road Less Traveled

Pat Bonner, Ph.D., CEBS

23 Oct 201509 Nov 2017

When funding health benefits for employees, two options are available: traditional health insurance and self-funding. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. —Robert Frost Borrowing the last lines […]

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ACA Proposed Rules Address Gender Identity Discrimination

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

13 Oct 2015

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) keeps evolving and revealing new facets. Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed regulations that spell out the implementation of ACA Section 1557. This section of the law prohibits discrimination in health programs […]

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Six Tips to Improve Workplace Mental Health

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

09 Oct 201512 Oct 2015

There’s growing recognition that workplaces affect mental health, and employers that focus on supporting mental wellness will reap the benefits, according to Heidi Weigand, director of the Centre for the Study of Sport and Health at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova […]

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ACA Reporting—Who’s Filing What Forms and How?

Julie Stich, CEBS

06 Oct 2015

As we’ve pointed out in blog posts over the past few months, ACA reporting is (1) challenging and (2) approaching. We recently asked our members to tell us how well they understand the requirements and how they plan to move forward. What […]

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ACA Cadillac Tax Insomniacs Unite

Julie Stich, CEBS

01 Oct 201517 Dec 2015

If you’re starting to lose sleep over the impending Cadillac tax, you’re not alone. Here at the International Foundation, we’ve been hearing our members discuss how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) excise tax will impact their health plans. We wanted to learn more, […]

Help Plan Members Celebrate Financial Literacy Month

HIPAA Certification Final Rules Are Late to the Party

7 Questions That Will Make You a Retirement Hero

What the New Liberal Government Means for Canadian Pension and Benefit Plan Sponsors

Self-Funding: No Longer the Road Less Traveled

Got the Social Security Numbers for ACA Reporting Yet?

ACA Proposed Rules Address Gender Identity Discrimination

Six Tips to Improve Workplace Mental Health

ACA Reporting—Who’s Filing What Forms and How?

ACA Cadillac Tax Insomniacs Unite