15 Feb Compliance Recap – January 2018

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January was a busy month in the employee benefits world. On January 24, 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alex Azar as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed regulations regarding association health plans....

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08 Feb Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work

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Sometimes, healthcare is confusing. We know this, which is why today we are focusing on Medicaid and work. Check out the snippet below, and check out the link for the full article. Medicaid is the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low incomes. Overall, the Medicaid...

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07 Feb How Are Health Centers Responding to the Funding Delay?

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Unfortunately, the funding delay is impacting healthcare centers everywhere - and not in a great way. Get the information you need to know in this article. Health centers play an important role in our health care system, providing comprehensive primary care services as well as dental,...

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05 Feb Personalizing health plans with technology

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Technology offers advanced opportunities to make your health plan customized to your employees. Check out this article from Employee Benefit Advisor by Cort Olsen for more information. Many advisers are using digital monitoring to evaluate the status of wellbeing within a given employer’s employee population. Craig Schmidt,...

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31 Jan Tax Law Fuels Changes to Benefits and Compensation Programs

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What changes will your employee benefits embark on with The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed? This article from Employee Benefit Advisor touches on the topic. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is fueling changes to corporate America’s employee benefits, compensation and executive pay programs, according...

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30 Jan Health Care Lags As Hot-Button Issue – According to Battleground Voters

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As it turns out - according to this poll conducted by Kaiser Health News - health care is not a key issue battleground voters wish to discuss. Instead, a large number of voters are more interested in dealing with issues regarding our economy and jobs. Read...

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29 Jan Tax Cut Spurs Employers to Boost 401(k) Contributions

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 How will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act determine your 401(k) benefits? Find out in this article. Following one after the other, large employers including Wal-Mart, Aflac and SunTrust have announced significant compensation and benefits changes and attributed them to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,...

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24 Jan Tax Bill Provision Designed To Spur Paid Family Leave To Lower-Wage Workers

Posted at 10:00h in Breaking News, Health Care, Tax Bill, trending, Wellness

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Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., arrives in the Capitol for a vote on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. She recently proposed a tax credit to companies that offer at least two weeks of paid family or medical leave annually to workers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) ABOUT INSURING YOUR...

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22 Jan CHIP Renewed For Six Years As Congress Votes To Reopen Federal Government

Posted at 10:00h in Breaking News, CHIP, Health Care Reform

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President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday evening that would extend federal funding until Feb. 8, as well as fund the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for the next six years. (Joyce N. Boghosian/White House) A brief, partial shutdown of the federal government ended Monday, as...

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19 Jan What’s ahead for HR technology?

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As technology modernizes business, HR has worked hard to keep up. In 2017, there were numerous innovations, so we can't wait to see what 2018 brings! Check out this article from Employee Benefit Advisor on some trends in HR Technology this year. The past year saw...

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