Companies that were thinking about waiting until the Supreme Court rules on healthcare reform to continue with their compliance efforts may want to rethink that move.
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Tags: Business-as-usual approach, DOL, Health reform compliance, High Court, Supreme Court
Tucked-away in the health reform law is a small rule that could cause employers significant headaches. And it’s set to take effect soon.
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Tags: Health reform rule, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, PCORI fee, Permissible funding sources
There’s often a stigma that’s associated with employees’ mental health issues — and that can hurt businesses of all stripes.
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Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Mental health issues, Mental illness, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
If your employees aren’t utilizing the dental benefits your company offers, they may be getting their oral problems taken care of in a much more expensive manner.
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Tags: Dental problems, Emergency room trip, Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Pew Center on the States
Employers searching for effective, long-term ways to rein in rising health costs should make it a point to take a closer look at this strategy.
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Tags: CDHP, Consumer-driven health plan, Equal opportunity job, Health plan changes, outsourcing
Forget whining about too-stingy raises! More than half of employees now say they’ll take home less in their checks … for better benefits.
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Tags: 401(k) balances, Healthcare benefits, Shrink paychecks, Stability, Towers Watson
An increasing number of firms are taking extra steps to make sure all the dependents on their health plans are actually eligible.
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Tags: Dependent eligibility, Dependent eligibility audits, Garnish wages, Muhammad v. Ford Motor Co.
In addition to extending the deadline of the reform law’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage rule, the feds made several changes that should make employers lives a little easier.
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Tags: Department of HHS, Feds' guidance, Health reform rule, SBC rules, Summary of Benefits and Coverage
Still got some questions about what it is you are (and aren’t) required to report on workers’ W-2s under health reform? You’re not alone.
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Tags: Health reform's W-2 rules, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, Healthcare reform law, IRS guidance
Employees are realizing just how much money they have left in their flexible spending account (FSA) for this year.
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Tags: Employee Benefits News, Flexible spending account, FSA balance, OTC meds, Prescriptions
