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This fourth quarter has been like no other. Finally, health insurance renewals aren’t coming in with double digit rate increases like they have in recent years. For once, you don’t have to tell your clients that their premiums will be going up by 20%-30% next year. It’s a sigh of relief, but that doesn’t mean you should just coast through the fourth quarter. We’ve got 3 tips to make this year one of your best years yet.
It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the trees are mostly bare, the holidays are just around the corner and open enrollment is in full swing. If you’re like most benefits professionals, you probably head into open enrollment with a mixture of enthusiasm and dread.
On November 15th, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2018-57 which includes inflation adjustments for certain employee benefit programs and other items.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a research institute known as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The goal of PCORI is to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about healthcare choices. PCORI is funded by fees which are charged to health plans.
The following information is designed to help employers understand their upcoming payment obligations.
The Department of Labor (DoL), Department of Treasury (DoT) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have jointly proposed new rules that would impact Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) effective January 1, 2020.
Identity theft, security breaches, and traffic tickets are all things that employees worry about today. When issues like these arise, many people look to an attorney for advice and assistance. Unfortunately, finding an attorney can be stressful and time-consuming—not to mention expensive.
