While the number of U.S. workers choosing high-deductible health plans has leveled off during the last two years, uptake has been growing rapidly among one segment of the working population: Gen Z employees. The 2024 "State of Employee Benefits Report" by benefits...
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Reminder – Q3 Compliance Deadlines
There are several compliance obligations that employers need to complete throughout the year. The attached compliance summary focuses on key benefit program compliance requirements for the third calendar quarter of 2024. Please note that this summary includes general,...
Catch the Replays of Our “Anatomy of a Self-Funded Plan” Webinar Series
As more and more employers consider self-funding as the preferred model for their health plan, we felt it was important to review the key components that work together to optimize these plans, leading to lower costs and overall improvements in employee health. Over...
Addictions Are Rising Among Workers; What Employers Can Do
According to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 10% of America’s workers are dependent on one substance or another. The nation is still battling the biggest drug scourge: opioid and fentanyl. Provisional data from CDC's National...
HRA Gym Cost Reimbursement? Not So Fast Says IRS
The IRS has issued a new bulletin, reminding Americans that funds in tax-advantaged medical savings accounts cannot be used to pay for general health and wellness expenses. The bulletin focuses on medical savings accounts that employers will often sponsor, including...
2025 HSA Contribution, HDHP Cost-Sharing Limits
The IRS has announced significantly higher health savings account contribution limits for 2025, with the amount increasing 3.6% for individual HSA plans. The IRS updates this amount annually, along with minimum deductibles as well as the out-of-pocket maximums for...
Worker Enrollment in High-Deductible Health Plans Falls
After enrollment in HDHP soared during the last decade, 2022 marked the first year that enrollment in these plans fell among American workers.
Interest in Health Premium Reimbursement Accounts Grows
Employer adoption of specialized accounts that they fund to help reimburse employees when they buy health insurance on their own is surging in 2024. The number of employers who offer individual coverage health reimbursement accounts (ICHRAs) grew 30% in 2024 from the...
Four Admin Errors That Can Make Employers Overpay for Coverage
One often overlooked cost driver to your employee benefits plans is administrative errors and oversights that are the result of sloppy record-keeping and a lack of checks and balances among your account and human resources teams. If you are not diligent in keeping up...
Study Pegs Group Benefits Return on Investment at 47%
A recent study has found that employers who offer health insurance coverage to their staff had an average return on investment (ROI) of 47%, meaning that for every $1 an employer spends, it will receive $1.47 in benefits. The analysis by Avalare, a wellness plan...
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(616) 344-6606
148 S River Ave Ste 300, Holland, MI 49423