08 Sep Preparing for 2018 Open Enrollment

Posted at 16:51h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Plans, Health Care Reform, Helpful Tips, HR, PPACA

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As open enrollment season nears, make sure you are staying compliant and up-to-date with everything that is happening in ACA. Here are some great tips by Carl C. Lammers from Benefit News on what you need to know to prepare yourself for open enrollment 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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09 Dec Don’t let enrollment season ruin the holidays

Posted at 09:17h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits

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For HR managers it's not just the holidays, it's also open enrollment time and that adds another level of hectic to the end of the year. Piles of employment guides, PowerPoint presentations and employee questions can seem a bit much. To help you survive the madness,...

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16 Oct 7 tips to get employees listening to your benefit chat

Posted at 08:56h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits

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Employees care about their health care benefits. It's an important part of why they get up and go to work each day. However, when it comes to open enrollment, many zone out and often forget the pile of paperwork Read more...

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09 Oct Pay attention to Medicare Part D Coverage and 5 other things you should know during open enrollment

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Once a year Medicare beneficiaries get the chance once a year to make a change. Open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. Here's 6 things to know before you sign up or re-enroll....

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06 Jan Proposed 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameters

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Source: United Benefit Advisors, LLCThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued its proposed Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016. While these amounts and dates are not yet final, they may be of help for planning purposes. At this time, HHS expects:Open enrollment...

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09 Oct IRS Allows Additional Section 125 Change in Status Events

Posted at 14:13h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA, PPACA Report

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On September 18, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2014-55 which allows employers to amend their Section 125 plans to recognize several new change in status events. Read more on what this notice means for you an your health plan. ...

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03 Sep 3 Takeaways From the Medicare Trustees Report

Posted at 10:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Health Care, Health Care Reform

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The annual report from the Social Security and Medicare trustees predicted that Medicare will be solvent until 2030, four years later than the trustees predicted last year. ...

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12 Feb Open Enrollment Issues for the Marketplace Over? Not Hardly!

Posted at 21:15h in Health Care Reform

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With open enrollment for the Marketplace close to 60% complete, one would like to think what they were told about the subsidy they will be receiving is accurate. How can you be sure that you were given correct information? Let’s take a look ...

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11 Dec Thanksgiving Smorgasbord Of Regulations

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While you were eating leftover turkey sandwiches, the IRS and HHS were busy issuing several final and proposed rules of interest to employers. Don't worry, here is an overview of the rules and regulations. ...

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