Choosing to self-fund a group health plan has major financial implications for a plan sponsor because it is ultimately responsible for paying all legitimate medical claims that arise. As a… Read more >
Rose Plewa, CEBS
January 5, 2022
Education, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Insurance, U.S.deductible, employee benefits survey, health coverage, stop-loss insurance
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Here in the benefits world, there doesn’t seem to be a slow year. A lot happened in 2021 so my fellow podsquad members and I took a look at the… Read more >
Anne Patterson
December 21, 2021
Employee BenefitsACA, cybersecurity, health coverage, LGBTQ+, Mental Health Parity, telemedicine
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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… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
June 9, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Regulatory, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA, COBRA premium assistance, COBRA subsidy, Health Care, health care benefits, health care costs, health care plan, health coverage, health insurance, multiemployer health plans
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Thirty-five years ago this month, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) was signed into law. COBRA provides a way for workers and their families to temporarily maintain… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
April 27, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA, COBRA subsidy, Health Care, health care benefits, health coverage, health insurance
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Health care benefits remain a critical part of the relationship between employers and workers, especially during these times of rapid change and uncertainty. In addition to serving as an important… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
March 31, 2021
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, U.S., Wellnessdental, dental plan, dependent care, fertility health care benefits, Health Care, health care benefits, health care plan, health coverage, health insurance, health reimbursement arrangement, health savings account, mental health, mental health coverage, orthodontia, prescription drug benefits, prescription drug plan, prescription drug therapy, prescription drugs, self-funded health plans
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Vaccines can provide important protection for your most vulnerable plan members, but should they be part of your benefits plan? And how can you offset the cost? Anar Dossa, Director… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
March 9, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellnesscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employee benefits, employee wellness, health coverage
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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring long-lasting changes to life in the United States, and those changes will be reflected in employee benefits. How COVID-19 could affect health, retirement… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
February 17, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, U.S.childcare, coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, defined benefit pension plan, defined benefit plan, defined benefit plans, emergency savings, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, future of work, health care benefits, health care costs, health coverage, health coverage status, mental health coverage, multiemployer defined benefit plans, multiemployer defined contribution plans, paid leave, retirement, retirement plans, retirement security, telemedicine
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Are your employees asking you for documentation of their employer-sponsored health coverage in 2014? Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employers may voluntarily, but are not required to, provide this… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
March 3, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, employee, health coverage, IRS, tax form, taxes
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