On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements as… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
July 19, 2022
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Insurance, U.S.employee benefits, HIPAA, HIPAA privacy, HIPAA security, pandemic, telehealth, telemedicine
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With the Omicron variant causing a spike in COVID-19 cases across the country, access to telehealth visits is likely a benefit that many plan members are continuing to value and… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
January 13, 2022
Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, U.S.employee benefits, Health Care, health care benefits, telehealth, telemedicine
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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 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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As we wait to close the rocky chapter that is 2020, a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits Survey: 2020 Results, examines the big… Read more >
Anne Patterson
December 15, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, U.S.domestic partner benefits, employee benefit trends, Juneteenth, mental health in the workplace, telemedicine, working from home
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College move-in is more challenging this year than ever before. Health concerns have risen to the top of the list of worries for parents taking kids to campus this fall… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
September 3, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.EAP, telemedicine
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With the pandemic limiting Canadians’ ability to access much-needed healthcare services, many organizations are looking for alternatives. The Impact of COVID-19 on Pensions and Benefits in Canada survey, conducted in… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
July 23, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Carecoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, telehealth, telemedicine, virtual care
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A recent International Foundation webcast Health on Demand Survey Results: Delivering the Right Digital Tools in the Right Way explored innovations in health and well-being utilizing the latest technologies, treatments and creative… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
June 17, 2020
Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Caredigital health, telemedicine
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Telemedicine benefits have garnered increased attention during the COVID-19 pandemic as people look for ways to avoid going to the doctor or simply can’t get an appointment with their primary… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
May 19, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Carecoronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, telehealth, telemedicine
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, telehealth, telemedicine
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