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HDHP Enrollment Slipping: What It Means for Employers

InterWest Insurance Services

A medical emergency, unexpected illness or ongoing treatment for chronic conditions can lead to steep out-of-pocket costs. As a result, employees are now scrutinizing their options more closely and looking for plans that balance cost, predictability and comprehensive coverage. Educate your workforce.

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Changing Your Benefits Plan? Consider the Soft Costs

Total Employee Benefits

A solid benefits broker can help you navigate this transition smoothly by providing expert advice on managing soft costs and making thoughtful decisions when selecting a new benefits provider. A good benefits broker will perform disruption analysis for you and help guide employees through changes.

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How Health Care Reform Helps People and Small Businesses Pay for Coverage

Insperity

The size of the tax credit is based generally on geographic area and the premium for the second-lowest cost silver plan in the health insurance marketplace. (A A silver plan covers, on average, 70 percent of the cost of essential health benefits provided under the plan.). Additional cost-sharing assistance.

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Executive Order on IVF: What HR Leaders Need to Know

InterWest Insurance Services

As a result, only a small percentage of employees benefit from these requirements. Some large employers have turned to third party fertility benefit providers, which operate outside traditional health plans, to offer IVF coverage.