A number of plan sponsors have made changes to their group health plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as covering testing and sometimes treatment without any cost-sharing by the plan enrollee. But any changes that are made must be followed up by amending...
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Future of Health Care Post COVID-19 Webinar
Hear from the experts on the future of health care after the COVID-19 crisis, and how employers have an opportunity to reinvent their plans to benefit plan participants and plan sponsors. You'll get the scoop on topics like the future of federal laws surrounding...
Some Insurers Step Up Group Health Plan Assistance
Some health insurers are helping business workers in group plans maintain employee benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have put the hurt on hundreds of thousands of businesses across the...
Pandemic Could Depress Health Care Costs
A new study predicts that employer health care costs will be stable or could fall this year because medical care for people who are not infected with COVID-19 has actually declined precipitously during the pandemic, all of which would bode well for insurance rates....
How to Open Shop and Bring Staff Back to Work
If your business is preparing to open due to a relaxation of shelter-at-home orders, you should proceed with caution and make sure you have safeguards in place to protect your workers, as well as customers if they are entering your premises. How can you take that...
IRS Allows Mid-Year Changes to Health Plans, FSAs
The IRS has loosened restrictions on employees who want to make changes to their group health plans and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in the middle of the policy year. IRS rules are typically stringent and rigid, barring changes from being made to health plans...
TCHP COO Jessica Walters Named in 2020’s Top Women in Benefit Advising
TCHP COO, Jessica Walters, was recently selected as one of 2020's Top Women in Benefit Advising by Employee Benefit Advisor Magazine. We are very proud of her and this much deserved recognition. Well done Jessica! Check out the Story
Mike Hill Presents at NextGen Benefits Conference
Jim Eickhoff shares TCHP experience at NextGen CEO Roundtable
Three CEOs discuss taking a proactive strategy in response to crisis, keeping customers, projecting the recovery and the importance of choosing control over chaos. Plus, debunking one of the biggest lies in Healthcare while discussing how...
What COVID-19 Services Your Health Plan May Cover
Under two new laws new laws that took effect in March, all health plans must cover testing, preventative services and vaccines for COVID-19 without cost-sharing. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires that group health insurance and individual health...