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The Employee Healthcare Crisis: This is How To Help
Best Money Moves
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
American families are in the midst of a healthcare crisis and employer-sponsored health insurance can’t keep up. Even with support from employee health insurance programs, millions of American families cannot afford the full care they need. These are the best strategies employers can use to help.
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Global healthcare benefit costs expected to jump 10% in 2023
Employee Benefit News
OCTOBER 13, 2022
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Offering a QSEHRA vs. Group Health Insurance
PeopleKeep
OCTOBER 9, 2024
The traditional healthcare benefit options for employers remain group health insurance. That’s why these business owners are turning to more cost-effective personalized benefits like the qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (QSEHRA).
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Group health insurance vs. ICHRA
PeopleKeep
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Employee healthcare benefits play a crucial role in attracting and retaining talent , as well as promoting overall well-being in the workplace. Traditionally, group health insurance has been the go-to option for employers.
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Another year, higher healthcare prices: Are employers ready for 2025?
Employee Benefit News
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Healthcare benefit costs will increase by 5.8% per employee, but that doesn't mean companies are powerless to do better by their workers.
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What is a Healthcare Benefit Allowance?
PeopleKeep
JANUARY 21, 2021
Occasionally, the term “healthcare benefit allowance” is mentioned when discussing non-traditional health benefit options. Employers looking for an alternative to traditional group health insurance plans often ask us what a healthcare benefit allowance is.
How Does Marriage Affect Health Insurance? | BerniePortal
BerniePortal
JULY 6, 2021
Newlyweds have plenty to navigate after they tie the knot, including how they enroll in health insurance. Generally speaking, employees can only change their health plan during open enrollment.
Here Are The 4 Important Insurance Terms Gen Z Employees Need To Know
Best Money Moves
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Here are the top insurance terms your Gen Z employees should know and why they matter. The Top Insurance Terms Your Gen Z Employees Should Know Open Enrollment is a period where employees can sign up for, adjust or change their health insurance policies.
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PeopleKeep
HR Lineup
MAY 11, 2023
The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was founded in 2011 with the goal of helping businesses provide quality, affordable health benefits to their employees. The PeopleKeep platform offers customizable benefits solutions for businesses of all sizes.
4 Health Insurance Options For Small Business Owners
Genesis HR Solutions
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
As one of the most expensive aspects of running a small business, health insurance is top of mind for many employers. What is the best way to provide insurance? Should you provide insurance at all? Why Health Insurance For Small Businesses Matters. Finding it a challenge to offer great benefits?
Gallagher
HR Lineup
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
In addition to its physical and emotional wellbeing program, Gallagher also offers a range of other employee benefits and services. These include traditional health insurance and other healthcare benefits, as well as other insurance products and services such as life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement savings plans.
Here’s What You Need to Know About Stop-Loss Health Insurance
Griffin Benefits
JULY 5, 2023
One solution means looking inward: transitioning from the fully funded model of healthcare benefits to self-funded health plans featuring stop-loss insurance. Stop-loss insurance is essential for a self-funded plan because it enables an employer to cap medical claims expenses at a specific amount.
Guide to Providing Healthcare Benefits to Employees
BerniePortal
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Starting a health insurance plan can certainly induce some headaches without the proper steps in place. A good start is to choose a benefits broker. If you’re an HR professional tasked with the responsibility of creating a plan for your organization, you may be wondering where to begin. But—this can be challenging.
Susan Gee: Can employers’ healthcare benefits fill the gap between private and NHS services?
Employee Benefits
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
We have an employee assistance programme (EAP) that operates for 24 hours over 365 days; the service, provided by Westfield Health, offers confidential advice on medical, legal and domestic issues and also provides instant access to qualified counsellors. appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Baby Health Insurance Playbook: 5 Steps to Plan for a Newborn
Corporate Synergies
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
A new father outlines requirements with his Baby Health Insurance Playbook. The same can be said for insuring a new dependent. To plan for newborn healthcare benefits, parents need a baby health insurance playbook. The Baby Health Insurance Playbook isn’t really a book. As Seen In.
How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Guide Health Benefit Choices
WEX Inc.
MAY 17, 2019
Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Benefits. Second only to compensation, health insurance is one of the most important benefits employers offer.
A HR guide to employee benefits
Employee Benefits
MARCH 10, 2023
Fringe benefits are the additional benefits offered to an employee which supplement their stated salary for the service they offer. Put simply, this means benefits which you get from working, in addition to your pay, that is not in the form of money. This can include free health insurance or a company car.
Role of Payroll Software in Eliminating Compliance Risks
Qandle
JANUARY 29, 2025
Benefits Compliance: Organizations must also stay compliant with benefits regulations, such as healthcare benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and retirement plans under ERISA. Failing to comply with these laws can lead to lawsuits and significant financial penalties.
QSEHRAs and what they mean for your small business
WEX Inc.
JUNE 5, 2023
QSEHRA eligible expenses are determined by IRS Code Section 213(d) and, in the case of QSEHRAs, includes individual health insurance premiums paid by the employee. Integrated HRA’s- Must be integrated with group health insurance to help employees cover out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
20 Best Company Perks for Employees
Empuls
AUGUST 27, 2024
Flexible Benefits Allowance : Provide a flexible benefits package where employees can allocate funds to perks that matter most to them, such as gym memberships, childcare, or health insurance upgrades. Healthcare benefits emerged as the top priority, followed closely by flexible work hours and additional vacation days.
Dear Valued Participant, we’re here for you
Benefit Resource Inc.
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Lately, we’ve seen an uptick in questions around the roles of responsibilities of your company’s broker, your TPA (that’s us), and your health insurance provider. And where does your health insurance carrier play into this? What is a health insurance carrier? Let’s break it down.
Employee wellness benefits are shifting focus to reflect modern times
Business Management Daily
MAY 17, 2021
When current and future employees examine a company’s benefits package, they typically expect to see employer-sponsored health insurance among the offerings. With rising medical costs, employee concern over health insurance coverage will not wane any time soon.
Buyer’s guide to private medical insurance
Employee Benefits
MAY 22, 2023
As with any large employee benefits spend, it is important that employers seek tax advice ahead of picking a PMI policy. For example, healthcare benefits come under the remit of HMRC’s P11D form, and PMI should, therefore, be included on this. Are there any tax or legal implications? Who are some of the key providers?
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How to tell if your HDHP is HSA-qualified
PeopleKeep
OCTOBER 29, 2021
One way is to offer a health savings account (HSA) alongside the HDHP. An HDHP combined with an HSA gives you traditional health insurance with triple tax advantages, which helps you save for future medical expenses and provides greater flexibility and customization over how you use your healthcare benefits.
6 common PEO myths debunked
Insperity
JULY 27, 2021
developing an employee handbook or healthcare benefits administration). With a PEO, your staff gains access to employee benefits that rival that of a Fortune 500 company — including health insurance plans, retirement and other benefit plans. In fact, the opposite is likely true.
How to Help Employees Prepare for Open Enrollment 2020
Best Money Moves
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Being more knowledgeable about health insurance benefits will help them enroll in the plan that’s right for them. This level of apprehension may explain why employees make hasty benefits decisions. Health Plan Deductible – The amount a person pays for health care services before insurance coverage starts.
Easing the Benefits Enrollment Process with Decision Support and More
Flimp Communications
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
SHRM observed that employers and employees have different ideas about the best methods for selecting and enrolling in healthcare benefits. That observation is backed up by a 2015 study from the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association. They usually display only one choice for health insurance at the end.
20% of U.S. hospitals have been warned over secretive prices
Employee Benefit News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The nation's largest hospital system has been cited for failing to make prices fully available to the public
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The Employee Healthcare Crisis: This is How To Help
Best Money Moves
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
American families are in the midst of a healthcare crisis and employer-sponsored health insurance can’t keep up. Even with support from employee health insurance programs, millions of American families cannot afford the full care they need. These are the best strategies employers can use to help.
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ICHRA 101: The basics and why they might be right for you
WEX Inc.
JULY 1, 2023
ICHRAs allow employers of any size to reduce and stabilize their healthcare expenses while also enjoying great flexibility in plan design, while employees can use them to gain a greater degree of control in their healthcare spending, tax advantages and the opportunity to receive benefits as a part-time or seasonal worker.
Employee Compensation: Hazard Pay, Leave and Employee Satisfaction
Flimp Communications
APRIL 7, 2020
Several industries have workers striking (or threatening to strike) over working conditions, employee compensation and leave or healthcare benefits. No one can doubt that healthcare workers and those in industries like grocery stores are valued right now, both by their employers and society at large.
Top 3 Hiring Trends for 2020
Best Money Moves
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Employers can also remind employees when it’s time to get flu shots, when open enrollment starts, and have someone available to review healthcare benefits and out-of-pocket costs to help them better understand changes each year. . More on Recruitment and Hiring Trends for 2020.
General Motors terminates healthcare of striking UAW members
HR Digest
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
In a desperate attempt to kill the United Automobile Workers (UAW) strike against General Motors , the Detroit automaker announced a decision to shift healthcare costs to the union. Now that the GM healthcare benefits have been terminated, UAW will be forced to reach into its strike fund to pay the bills.
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Wondering how to choose a professional employer organization (PEO)? Ask 7 questions
Insperity
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
How are healthcare benefits funded? More specifically, the PEO should answer the following questions: Is the PEO’s group health plan sponsored by the PEO? Is the plan fully insured, or self-funded? Or would you retain plan sponsorship and fiduciary responsibilities ?
Here Are The 4 Important Insurance Terms Gen Z Employees Need To Know
Best Money Moves
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Here are the top insurance terms your Gen Z employees should know and why they matter. The Top Insurance Terms Your Gen Z Employees Should Know Open Enrollment is a period where employees can sign up for, adjust or change their health insurance policies.
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What is Financial Toxicity?
Best Money Moves
JULY 10, 2018
The truth is many employees need help navigating healthcare benefits to lower out of pocket expenses and avoid , “financial toxicity.”. A simple gesture to support employee’s mental health. On-demand health insurance. Is this the future of insurance benefits administration? What can you do about it?
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What is an hour bank arrangement for healthcare?
PeopleKeep
JUNE 20, 2024
Because those who work in the construction industry face high risks of injuries and illnesses, it's important to provide them with healthcare benefits so they can access preventative care and get help with costly medical bills. But, traditional group health plan coverage doesn't always fit everyone's needs or budgets.
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The best benefits if you’re near retirement
Enjoy Benefits
JULY 5, 2022
Spending money on going out and treats was much more appealing and health insurance wasn’t something anyone I knew ever talked about. . Especially when in my younger days the after-effects of a late night were the worst I had to endure.
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12 Cool Benefits For Employees To Boost Engagement
Empuls
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Understanding cool benefits for employees The term "cool benefits for employees" encompasses unique perks and incentives that elevate the workplace experience beyond traditional salary and health insurance packages. What are the top 5 types of employee benefits?
A Comprehensive Guide to Payroll Taxes Paid by Employers
Qandle
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The most common components of payroll tax for employees include: Social Security Tax: This tax funds retirement and disability benefits. Medicare Tax: This tax finances healthcare benefits for elderly and disabled individuals. Employees’ State Insurance (ESI): ESI is a social security and health insurance scheme in India.
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Ensure your organization offers quality mental healthcare
Business Management Daily
JUNE 10, 2021
One reason for that progress was t he Affordable Care Act, which provided one of the largest expansions of mental health and substance use disorder coverage. It required most individual and small employer health insurance plans to provide care for behavioral health and substance abuse disorders.
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Trending Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Strategies
Hppy
APRIL 26, 2022
Covid has shaken the world to such an extent that everyone understands the importance of sound health and mind. Hence, companies have started providing healthcare benefits more than ever by implementing group health insurance , Covid insurance, free doctor consultations etc. for their employees.
What Benefits Do Employees Want in the New Year?
Best Money Moves
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Employees want benefits that support employees’ diverse needs like transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits, fertility assistance and pet perks. Healthcare benefits have been a hot topic this year, but healthcare regulation is in flux and as costs soar across the board, cost-management has become a priority.
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