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The New Look of Virtual Care: What’s Right for Employers and Plan Sponsors?

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12 Jun 202512 Jun 2025

Benefits Magazine Extras articles provide you with bonus content on a mix of benefits topics as well as deep dives and analyses on the latest benefit trends and compliance issues. Visit ifebp.org/benefitsmagazine to see the latest Benefits Magazine Extras as well as the bimonthly print […]

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2025 Employee Benefits Reporting and Disclosure Calendars

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

01 May 202514 May 2025

Plan sponsors and administrators are encouraged to reference these comprehensive calendars to stay on track in 2025. Health and Welfare Plans Retirement Plans Defined Contribution Plans Defined Benefit Plans If you thought this information was helpful, and you’re an International Foundation or […]

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The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape Report: Key Findings

Cathe Gooding, CEBS

01 Apr 202501 Apr 2025

Examining Form 5500 data submitted by 1,480 multiemployer health plans, the average benefit costs for the plans increased about 5% from 2018 to 2020, reaching $12,298 per participant per year (PPPY), according to The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look (2006-2020), […]

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What’s Going On With Health Information and Cybersecurity

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

14 Feb 202421 Feb 2024

Health plan sponsors should take note: Regulators are increasing their focus on the privacy and security of health information. And failure to comply with the latest guidance on these areas could prove costly. In their article “Risks Abound: What’s Going on With […]