Health Care
Controversial health reform study details released
The Obama administration did not like the picture McKinsey & Co.’s latest health reform study painted of life after the new law. But McKinsey is not backing down from its findings.
Coronavirus: What employers need to know about travel restrictions
With an active flu season well underway and concern growing over the spread of potentially deadly coronavirus infections outside of China, it’s a good time to re-emphasize your contagious disease health response plan with all of your employees. The Centers for Disease Control has numerous wellness and safety templates and information packets you can customize…
Cost-effective comprehensive health care already in your pocket: 9 tips to maximize core benefits
The concept of comprehensive health care has evolved rapidly in the past few years and now means more than just ensuring the physical health of employees and their covered dependents. Comprehensive or “holistic” health care also embraces the mental, emotional, and financial well-being of employees. It’s a view of caring for the “whole person” that…
Dealing with Obamacare: Beware of potential ERISA pitfalls
The healthcare reform law has left employers with a lot of important decisions to make. But further complicating matters is a tricky section in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Digital health tools: The pandemic impact & challenges
At the height of the pandemic, telehealth became a very popular healthcare option for those not wanting to risk leaving the house. And with the rise of telehealth popularity came other digital health tools, too. A recent report released by IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science examined all facets of digital health, including the pandemic’s…
Do shopping malls and health insurance mix?
Would you go to the mall to buy health insurance or service your existing policy? Some companies are betting you would.
Do your COBRA notices include this? Missing info costs employer $290K
This employer thought its COBRA notices fulfilled its legal obligations. But this recent legal spat revealed two areas employers have to double-check.
Does new IRS action spell doom for ACA employer mandate?
Employers who could be subject to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate penalties should be very interested in the latest move by the IRS.
Does quarantining differ for fully-vaccinated people?
Does quarantining differ for fully-vaccinated people? Now that some of your employees have been vaccinated against COVID-19, are there different quarantine rules for them? On Feb. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its When to Quarantine Page. The new guidance says that people who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and who’ve…
DOL issues COBRA subsidy model notices
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a series of model notices relating to the new COBRA subsidy included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
DOL issues new COBRA guidance
As people begin to lose their subsidies, a number of issues will crop up for many receiving COBRA coverage. And they’re going to come to you with their questions. Here’s help answering them.
Double whammy: With costs rising, employee health is falling
Despite employers’ best efforts, workers aren’t getting healthier.
Employers pumping the brakes on dependent health coverage
To either help you decide how to adjust your benefit offerings this open enrollment season or justify some of the decisions you’ve already made, here’s a look at what other employers are doing with dependent health coverage.
Federal COBRA subsidy program ending
Barring some last-minute extension, the federal COBRA premium subsidy program will die on Aug. 31.
Feds clear up 4 tricky points of new FSA, HRA regs
Confused (or have employees that are confused) about the changes the health reform law made to how — and what — drug purchases can be reimbursed through pre-tax health savings plans? Well, help has finally arrived.
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