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Inflation Could Hit Group Health Insurance Premiums

Inflation Could Hit Group Health Insurance Premiums

The health care sector is not immune to the effects of spiking inflation, and the increasing cost of care is likely to spill over into health insurance — but it's uncertain by how much. Mid-year is the time that health insurers start setting their pricing for the...

How Your Staff Can Save on Childcare, Health Services

How Your Staff Can Save on Childcare, Health Services

One of the most underused employee benefits available is the "cafeteria" plan ― which can benefit both the employer and the employee. These plans allow workers to withhold a portion of their pre-tax salary to cover certain medical or childcare expenses. The benefits...

Many Employees Choosing the Wrong Health Plans

Many Employees Choosing the Wrong Health Plans

A new study  has found that many people in employer-sponsored health plans are enrolling in plans that are costing them more than they ought to be paying. Many employees choose pricey plans with low deductibles, which force them to spend more up front on premiums...

More Employers Add Narrow Networks to Offerings

More Employers Add Narrow Networks to Offerings

More employers are including narrow provider network insurance plans among their plan offerings to their employees to give them a lower-cost premium option. Narrow provider networks limit the number of covered providers included in health insurance plans. While these...

IRS Sets Health Savings Account Maximums for 2023

IRS Sets Health Savings Account Maximums for 2023

The IRS has announced significantly higher health savings account contribution limits for 2023, with the amount increasing more than 5% for individual HSA plans. The new limits were announced in conjunction with other changes, such as increases in the minimum...

Year-Long Benefits Education Yields Happier Employees

Year-Long Benefits Education Yields Happier Employees

While most organizations ramp up their benefits communications about a month before open enrollment starts, the efforts often drop off at the start of the year. That's a shame because many employees are woefully unaware of how their benefits function and are often not...

How Your Employees Can Get Free COVID Test Kits

How Your Employees Can Get Free COVID Test Kits

While COVID-19 cases start rising again, more people are once again likely to contract the coronavirus — and that usually involves getting tested. But for employees in your group health plan, they have many options for obtaining a test with no out-of-pocket costs....