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May 29, 2018

2018 PCORI Fees Due by July 31, 2018

It’s that time of year again and the annual fee to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is due this July.   For self-funded plans, […]
February 28, 2018

Six Employee Benefits Trends to Watch (Especially If You Employ Millennials)

A recent CBS report pulled together statistics and research from a number of sources – including the Pew Research Center, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Inc. […]
January 2, 2018

IRS Extends ACA Deadline; 1095 Forms Now Due to Employees by March 2, 2018

Self-insured employers and employers with 50 or more FTEs (full-time equivalent employees) now have until March 2, 2018, to distribute health coverage information forms – IRS […]
October 24, 2017

How to Keep Your Benefits Plan Safe From Cyberattacks

If your company or organization provides employee benefits, this should be sobering:   Employee health and retirement plans “are big targets and particularly susceptible to cyberattacks,” […]
October 18, 2017

Executive Order on Healthcare; President Trump Ends ACA Cost Sharing Reductions

October 2017 Executive Order on Healthcare On October 12, 2017, the White House released an Executive Order, signed by President Trump, titled “Promoting Healthcare Choice and […]
September 26, 2017

Four Key Insights: What’s Going on With Health Care Reform?

Several months ago, “repeal and replace” seemed to be on everyone’s mind and in everyone’s news feed.   The House’s “American Health Care Act of 2017” […]
September 5, 2017

Studies Show Benefits of Shared Doctor-Patient Decision Making

Patients have long been urged to get involved in their own health care, but often without sufficient rationale or methods for doing so.   Studies now […]
July 11, 2017

Recent Study Shows Need for Disability Insurance

Data from a recent Cigna survey on workplace attitudes reveals some especially telling findings, especially for employers considering supplemental or ancillary benefits − like short-term and […]
June 23, 2017

Senate Releases Proposed Healthcare Bill; Differs from House AHCA

On June 22, 2017, the United States Senate released a “Discussion Draft” of the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” (BCRA), which would substitute the House’s […]
June 21, 2017

Employers Should Wait & See When It Comes to AHCA

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed House Resolution 1628, known as the American Health Care Act of 2017, or AHCA. This is the first step […]