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Updated: Section 1557 Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

27 Sep 202127 Sep 2021

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been surrounded by controversy for years. Our previous blog, Section 1557 and the SCOTUS Decision—Implications for Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans, addressed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 2020 final rule […]

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Benefits as a Percentage of Payroll Remains Consistent

Justin Held, CEBS

15 Sep 202115 Sep 2021

Over the past decade, the International Foundation has gathered benchmarking data on hundreds of benefit offerings through its Employee Benefits Survey. Data is gathered on all facets of employee benefits, including paid time off, retirement plans, health care benefits, disability benefits, life […]

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Which Benefits Drive Employee Satisfaction?

Justin Held, CEBS

08 Sep 202108 Sep 2021

While traditional benefits such as retirement plans and health insurance are an important part of most employers’ benefit packages, the perceived value of supplementary offerings such as leave and work-life benefits make may a bigger difference when it comes to employee satisfaction. […]

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Weighing the Value of ACA Grandfathered Status

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

02 Sep 202101 Sep 2021

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2010, health and welfare plans had the option to maintain grandfathered status, making plans exempt from some ACA requirements. To retain grandfathering, plans have had to limit certain benefit plan design and […]

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How Gender Inclusivity Can Benefit Plan Sponsors and Members

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

26 Aug 202124 Aug 2021

Increasingly, U.S. and Canadian plan sponsors are offering gender affirmation and gender reassignment benefits as a way to attract and retain top talent, improve mental health outcomes, and foster a diverse and inclusive workforce. “Above all, [these benefits are] about removing barriers […]

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Four Lessons From 2020 Open Enrollment

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

08 Jul 202107 Jul 2021

As they’re looking ahead to the 2021 annual benefits enrollment, many benefits managers may also be looking back to their experience in 2020 to figure out the best approach. In his article “What 2020 Taught Us About Open Enrollment” in the May […]

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Four Key Steps for Tackling Fraud in Health Benefits

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

28 Jun 202116 Jun 2021

Benefits fraud and insurance abuse are not victimless. They are real crimes with real consequences, including plan losses that can result in the reduction or elimination of health care benefits for those who need it most. Employers, plan sponsors and insurers—as noted […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits Human Resources (HR) U.S.

Building (or Reevaluating) a Benefits Package for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Workforce

Julie Stich, CEBS

22 Jun 202121 Jun 2021

After 15 months, it’s looking like we’re heading into a period of time we can legitimately call “postpandemic.” We’ve been seeing, hearing and reading about what this new era will mean for the workforce—flexibility, remote work, mental well-being, financial security, inclusivity. What […]

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Changes in Health Care Claims Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Jun 202109 Jun 2021

Over the past year, the International Foundation has surveyed U.S. organizations on three separate occasions to examine the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the most recent edition, respondents were asked about changes in the number of health care claims over this […]

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How Do Multiemployer Plans Claim COBRA Premium Assistance Credit?

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

09 Jun 202108 Jun 2021

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2021-31 which provides guidance for multiemployer plans and plan administrators regarding the new credit available to them for providing continuation health coverage to certain individuals under COBRA. We summarized the COBRA changes under American […]