11 Jul PCORI Fee Is Due by July 31 for Self-Insured Health Plans

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Plans that have terms ending after September 30, 2012, and before October 1, 2019, are required to pay an annual fee for the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). PCORI annual fees are due July 31, 2019. Read this article from SHRM to learn more...

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18 Jun Top 10 health conditions costing employers the most

Posted at 10:00h in cost, Employee Communication, employees, employers, Health Care, Helpful Tips, Wellness

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Conditions that impact plan costs can be problematic. Here is a look into the top 10 health conditions hitting the hardest on employers wallets. ...

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06 Feb Will Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan coalition kickstart a benefits revolution?

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What will happen if the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan coalition becomes a real thing? Find out in this article from Employee Benefit Advisor. The announcement that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase would form an independent healthcare company for their U.S. employees is just one more move in a...

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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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10 Mar Option for Some to Renew Policies That Do Not Fully Meet ACA Standards

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Updated March 2017 by our partners at United Benefits Advisors. In the fall of 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a transitional relief program that allowed state insurance departments to permit early renewal at the end of 2013 of individual and small...

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24 Feb Medicare Part D: Creditable Coverage Disclosures

Posted at 16:57h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Health Care, Plans

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Information courtesy of our partner, United Benefits Advisors. Entities such as employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to individuals that are eligible for Medicare Part D have two major disclosure requirements that they must meet at least annually: Provide annual written notice...

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07 Dec Employer health plans could suffer in ACA repeal

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

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From BenefitsPro by Marlene Satter Although Congress may feel as if it has the bit in its teeth on repealing the Affordable Care Act, some experts are warning that it might not be all that easy—or even beneficial—particularly for employer-sponsored health plans. In a Bloomberg report, Greta...

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01 Sep Benefit offerings impacted by millennials

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Generation Y surpassed Generation X this year, to become the largest population of employees in the workforce — more than one in three U.S. workers are between the ages of 18 and 34, according the Pew Research Center. And those 53.5 million millennials are influencing...

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26 Mar Self-insurance draws new converts among small employers

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As more small employers switch to self-insurance, how is your stop-loss coverage going to be affected?  Find out more here...

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02 Dec Are You Prepared for 2015 ACA Reporting Requirements?

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The Employer Shared Responsibility (ESR) provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into effect in January 2015. Read more here...

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