05 Dec UBA Survey: Grandmothering Protects Many Small Employers from Rate Increases

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

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Intriguing article from our partners, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Mary Drueke-Collins One goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to develop uniformity in coverage to ensure that all medical coverage included certain services. However, two interim regulations were passed, essentially allowing individuals and employers...

12 Jan Highlights of the Excise Tax on High-Cost Plans (the “Cadillac Tax”)

Posted at 18:28h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News

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Source: United Benefit Advisors, LLC The excise tax on high cost plans (also referred to as the Cadillac tax and the 4980I tax) is scheduled to take effect in 2018. To date, regulations have not been issued, so many of the details about how the tax...

06 Jan Proposed 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameters

Posted at 18:48h in ClearPath blog

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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...

09 Dec Dental gap: Coverage slips through reform’s cracks

Posted at 19:31h in ClearPath blog, Health Care Reform

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Originally post December 9, 2014 by Bob Herman on www.businessinsider.com. Dental care is a peculiar niche of the U.S. healthcare system. Even though teeth and gums are just as much part of the human body as kidneys or elbows, they are insured differently — a lot differently. When...

24 Nov Tailoring voluntary benefits to meet employees’ generational needs

Posted at 15:34h in ClearPath blog

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Originally posted November 21, 2014 by Elizabeth Halkos on www.ebn.benefitnews.com Well-designed benefits plans should be based on the desires and needs of employees in addition to supporting the employer’s business objective of providing a benefits package that aids in recruiting and retaining its workforce. Once considered just...

28 Oct 2015 HSA and FSA Cheat Sheet

Posted at 17:18h in ClearPath blog, Health Care

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A health savings account is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. Read more here...

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05 Dec UBA Survey: Grandmothering Protects Many Small Employers from Rate Increases

12 Jan Highlights of the Excise Tax on High-Cost Plans (the “Cadillac Tax”)

06 Jan Proposed 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameters

09 Dec Dental gap: Coverage slips through reform’s cracks

24 Nov Tailoring voluntary benefits to meet employees’ generational needs

28 Oct 2015 HSA and FSA Cheat Sheet

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