08 Dec Employer FYI: Individual Mandate Requirements and Proposed Regulations

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ACA mandates and regulations have you worried? Read this interesting article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Danielle Capilla Though employers are not required to educate employees about their individual responsibilities under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is helpful to...

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17 Nov Employer Considerations When Offering Health Coverage under the SCA or DBA

Posted at 14:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Helpful Tips

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Content provided by our partner, United Benefits Advisors, (UBA) by Danielle Capilla Employers that are subject to the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), and Davis-Bacon Related Acts (Related Acts), and who are considered an applicable large employer (ALE) under the Patient Protection and...

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11 Nov The demand for data transparency is mounting

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

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Interesting thoughts on transparency data from Employee Benefit Adviser, by Suzy K. Johnson December 2003 was a great time for health plans in America. This was when high deductible health plans and the underlying health savings accounts were enacted into law by the federal government. With this...

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09 Nov ACA Exchanges Report: Strong Early Application Activity

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Plans, Study/Research

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Busy start to the 2017 open enrollment period 50 percent higher than last year, by Allison Bell Managers of HealthCare.gov say the open enrollment period for 2017 has gotten off to a busy start. The level of activity during the first six hours of the open enrollment period was 50...

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02 Nov 2016 Health Plan Survey: Topline Trends at a Glance

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Plans, Resources, Study/Research

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Great review of the 2016 Hleaht Plan Survey from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Jason Reeves The 2016 UBA Health Plan Survey contains the validated responses of 19,557 health plans and 11,524 employers, who cumulatively employ over two and a half million employees and insure...

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27 Oct Take out the earbuds

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Employee Communication, Helpful Tips, HR, Know Your Benefits, Workplace

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Intriguing article from Benefits Pro by Marty Traynor Walk around any workplace and unless there's a safety issue, almost every employee under 50 is wearing earbuds and remains focused on their own personal music zone. What a perfect metaphor for the barriers we must overcome to gain the...

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24 Oct Educating Employees on Wellness Program Options

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Health Care Plans, Wellness

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Great article on options for wellness programs from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Kathy Ellis Adopting best practices for wellness program designs are important in successfully investing in a workplace environment focused on well-being. Finding the right partners, tools, and interventions, and creating an...

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11 Oct 2016 Draft Forms & Instructions Released: Affordable Care Act Reporting Update

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Health Care Reform, IRS

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Great feature from The National Law Review by Damian A. Myers, Since our last ACA Reporting Update, the extended deadlines to distribute Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to covered individuals and employees and to file the forms with the IRS have passed.  The IRS has stated, however, that late...

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07 Oct Small businesses wait for verdict on 2017 health care costs

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Here's an informative article on healthcare costs, from San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) by AP Business Writer Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK (AP) — Autumn is an anxious time for many small and medium-sized business owners as they wait to learn whether their health insurance costs will...

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04 Oct Final Summary of Benefits and Coverage Template and Updates

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Plans, Obamacare

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From our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA), Final Summary of Benefits and Coverage Template and Updates A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is two-and-a-half page (double-sided) communication required by the federal government. It must contain specific information, in a specific order, and with a minimum size...

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