BerniePortal

JUNE 23, 2021

Changing life events in the middle of the year usually means changes to your health insurance plan. If an employee enrolls in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) mid-year, how does that affect the amount they can contribute to their health savings account (HSA)?

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

One of the most difficult aspects of annual open enrollment is reaching workers who are disengaged from the process and never bother signing up for your group health plan and other benefits they could take advantage of. Also consider that one in three employees are uncertain about their ability to cover future health care expenses.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 18, 2022

.” Employees cannot change their minds and make changes to pre-tax cafeteria elections during the plan year, once benefits become effective — unless a special enrollment period as defined under IRC Section 125 applies , or the employer is correcting an administrative error. This is not correct.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 23, 2024

As the workforce ages and many employers want to keep on baby-boomer staff who have the experience and institutional knowledge that is irreplaceable, one issue that always comes up is how to handle health insurance. Part D, meanwhile, covers prescription drug costs.

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With more than half of all private sector employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans , it’s important that employers have in place certain protocols to ensure that they are a success. The employer can also contribute to its employees’ HSAs to encourage participation.

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Fringe Benefit Analysts

AUGUST 15, 2022

However, most people are fairly unsure of what group insurance coverage actually is and how it works. A thorough understanding of this type of insurance can help people find the plans that work best for their individual and family needs, and it can be helpful when filing claims. What Is Group Insurance Coverage?

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 1, 2024

Multiple studies have consistently shown that a robust set of employee benefits is a vital component of an overall compensation package. As a result, many employers are increasingly turning to voluntary employee benefits, which allow them to provide valued, high-demand benefits to employees at little or no cost to the company.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 18, 2024

With more than half of all private sector employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans , it’s important that employers have in place certain protocols to ensure that they are a success. The employer can also contribute to its employees’ HSAs to encourage participation.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This agreement takes place when the new employee joins the company and gives his consent to the compensation letter wherein the declaration about the remuneration and benefits associated with the job positions are clearly stated. The benefits will be equitably offered to all the employees.

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Flimp Communications

JULY 24, 2020

Benefits decision support has come a long way since employees had to fill out endless forms while reading nearly inscrutable jargon explaining what their benefit options were. Health insurance is still difficult for employees to understand and use efficiently. Benefits Decision Support for Flexible Benefits Packages.

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Flimp Communications

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

And each employee has a decision to make: to go along with or resist the change. If the company changes how they sign up for health insurance, employees must learn the new system or go without insurance. It happens at the individual employee level. Change management doesn’t happen at the executive level.

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Higginbotham

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Are you offering your employees health insurance options that work for their budgets? While not ideal for everyone, a high-deductible health plan can be very appealing to some workers, especially when it’s paired with a health savings account. However, they cannot typically be used to cover premiums.

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Higginbotham

AUGUST 13, 2024

workers postpone health care needs because they’re worried about cost, even if they have health insurance. Medical care can be expensive, and group health insurance isn’t always enough. What is hospital indemnity insurance? The policy pays a benefit if the insured is hospitalized.

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As open enrollment is right around the corner, now is the time to make a plan to maximize employee enrollment and help your staff select the health plans that best suit them. Here are some pointers to make open enrollment fruitful for both your staff and your organization.

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Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Health insurance premiums including COBRA premiums. Diet foods health club memberships unless prescribed by a medical professional to treat a specific medical condition. Employees typically need to use the money in their FSA within the plan year. Medical Marijuana. Dental exams and x-rays. Crowns, bridges, and implants.

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Abel HR

JANUARY 21, 2021

On December 7, the EEOC released a set of proposed rules seeking to limit the value of rewards that employees can earn for participating in any program that tracks their health data. Below, we take a look at the old laws and what, if any, changes you might have to make to your employee health programs should this one go the distance.

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Higginbotham

JULY 12, 2022

Executive benefit reimbursement plans for health care expenses have provided one way to fill in gaps left by normal group health plans, ensuring that your business leaders are properly covered. Health Reimbursement Arrangement and Group Health Plan. Amounts paid for health insurance premiums.

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HR Professionals Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

By Kisha Moliere It is common to think of benefits administration technology (ben admin) platforms as a tool that only facilitates employee benefits enrollment and transfers benefits eligibility data between carrier and payroll systems. Decision Support Think your employees aren’t interested in decision support? Think again.

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Corporate Synergies

AUGUST 6, 2018

High deductible health plans (HDHPs) are on the rise as a growing number of employers turn to consumer-directed health plans to try to curb costs—the portion of employees enrolled in HDHPs rose from 26.3% Your Employees Still Don’t Understand HDHP and HSA Value. But do they really understand HSA value? LEARN MORE.

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