A temporary rule that allowed covered employees to make mid-year election changes to their health plans and revisit how much they set aside into their flexible spending accounts (FSAs) will sunset...
In a glimpse of what we may expect in terms of premiums, a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that most insurers are not factoring in added costs or savings related to COVID-19 for...
Total Control Health Plans hosted a webinar to help employers understand how long the current talent and turnover challenges will last, and to give them strategies to reduce turnover within their...
Despite a new law requiring hospitals to post detailed pricing information for their treatments and procedures online, fewer than 10% of U.S. adults are aware of the requirement. That's a problem...
There are signs that the Internal Revenue Service is starting to step up its enforcement of the Affordable Care Act employer mandate. During the past six months, there's been an uptick in the number...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service in late June released a series of new regulations targeted at banning surprise billing in most instances, taking aim at a scourge that ends up costing...
As you've likely seen, either from us or in the news, on June 17th Spectrum Health and Beaumont announced a proposed merger of equals. Since that time, some opposition to the merger has...
As this year sees increased health care spending due to pent-up demand after many people delayed medical procedures in 2020, a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicts employer medical...
On Thursday, June 17th , the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in a 7-2 ruling. In California v. Texas, the original plaintiffs argued...
One major repercussion of the COVID-19 pandemic is that employees are embracing the voluntary benefits their employers are offering them, but they'd like to see more choices and issues such as...
As the labor market tightens and businesses struggle to attract new talent, many companies are starting to boost their employee benefit offerings, particularly voluntary benefits. But besides added...
The IRS has set the maximum amounts employees can funnel into their health savings accounts and health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) for the 2022 policy year. The IRS updates these amounts every...
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