21 Sep Cost Effective Wellness Strategies for Small Business Employers

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Great read on wellness strategies from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Lori Kunkle Companies like Google®, L.L. Bean®, and Zappos.com® have the ability to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on wellness programs for their employees. They can build state-of-the-art gym facilities, walking trails...

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20 Sep Healthcare strategies that can save employers money

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care Plans, Plan Development

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Todd Rolland compares the traditional strategies to new stratigies for healthcare savings in the artilce below. It is no secret that employee benefit costs are rising. As an employer, we wonder what can be done to reduce costs and as an employee, we are curious if we are...

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19 Sep Whitepapers: Making Wellness Programs Work, from United Benefit Advisors

Posted at 08:30h in Clear Path Benefits News, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, Study/Research, Wellness, whitepapers

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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Bill Olson UBA Announces New Resources for Employers Covering the Latest Trends and Legal Requirements for Wellness Programs Two-thirds of employers believe that good benefits increase employee productivity, according to the 2016 United Benefit Advisors Benefits Opinion...

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16 Sep Compliance Recap: August 2016

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, HR, HSA, IRS

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August remained relatively quiet in the employee benefits world, with only new draft versions of the instructions for Forms 1095-C, 1095-C, 1094-B and 1095-B. The new draft versions of the specific forms were released in July. The IRS also released the annual contribution limits for...

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15 Sep Adopting a coaching mindset to help employees plan for retirement

Posted at 08:30h in 401(k), ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Employee Communication, employers, Retirement, Study/Research

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Are your employees prepared for retirement? See how Cath McCabe gives tips and tricks on coaching your employee for retirement. America may be becoming the land of the free and the home of the grey as more adults are living longer lives. According to the Administration on Aging, the...

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14 Sep In Brief: Acronym Soup

Posted at 14:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Communication, HR, HR Elements

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HR Elements Content Provided by our Partner, United Benefit Advisors.  When it comes to healthcare terminology, some people may feel like they're at a spelling bee. Besides not being sure of what every acronym means – and there are plenty of them – they may want...

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14 Sep Lisa This Looks Delicious!

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September's Dish is brought to you by ClearPath's own Lisa Haughn!  With over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry (19 of that in Compliance), Lisa is primed to assist clients in keeping their benefit plans compliant. She enjoys a variety of activities outside of work...

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13 Sep Form 5500 changes could increase obligations for plan sponsors

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, employers, Health Care Plans, HR

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With proposed changes to Form 5500, small business may need to be prepared to stay in compliance as exemption statuses may change. See the article by Joseph K. Urwitz, Srarh Engle and Megan Mard from Employee Benefit Adviser. Historically, Form 5500 has served primarily as an information...

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12 Sep HIPAA Phase 1 Audits

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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Danielle Capilla The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established national standards to secure and protect the privacy of health information. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) requires the Department...

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09 Sep CMS moves to shore up ACA insurance markets

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Great article from Modern Healthcare by Bob Herman The CMS proposed rules Monday afternoon that would make several changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplaces and refine the law's risk adjustment, heeding calls from the health insurance industry. The proposed rules (PDF), which normally are released in November,...

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