Heads up. You’ll probably want to have HR and Benefits review your health plan’s medical claims review process.
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Tags: ERISA-covered plans, Grandfathered plans, Health claims, Insurers, Interim final regulations, Medical claims, Obama, Obama Administration, Reform law
Tax Day brought more than long post office lines — it also brought two more months of unemployment benefits to many people. And a new to-do list for Finance.
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Tags: Benefits, COBRA, COBRA subsidy, Congress, Involuntarily terminated, Layoffs, Retroactively, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Unemployment benefits
For employers, getting Generation-Y employees to see the value of company-sponsored benefits has traditionally been a challenge. But the recession may have changed that.
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Tags: Benefits packages, Company-sponsored benefits, Economic crisis, Fidelity Generation Y study, Gen-Y workers, Generation Y, Twitter, Work/life balance
If increased medical claims for unhealthy employees isn’t enough of a reason to stress wellness, consider this: Some courts are now ruling that workers’ comp must cover employees’ weight-loss surgery.
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Tags: Disability costs, Indiana, Obesity, Oregon, Weight-loss surgery, Workers' comp
Year-end will be here before you know it. So if Payroll has made any COBRA subsidy payments, you’ll want to make sure they’ve claimed credit on Form 941.
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Tags: COBRA credit, Form 941, Overpayment, Payroll, Subsidy payments
Employers should be wary of assuming that their employees have a grasp of the ins and out of their dental benefits, says this study.
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Tags: Dental benefits, Dental Insights, MetLife, Oral health
Despite increased risk, only 5-10% of U.S. companies are taking advantage of this proven safeguard against problem customers.
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Tags: Credit insurance, Flexibility, International business, Premiums, Problem customers
With more companies adopting wellness plans, employers need to be careful what they ask for — and how they ask for it.
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Tags: ADA, EEOC, Health Risk Assessments, Questionnaires, Wellness programs
For most employees, “perceived need” is not what ultimately determines whether they’ll elect the benefits their companies offer.
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Tags: Company benefits, Dental, Out-of-pocket costs, Sun Life Financial, Supplemental benefits, Vision
Brace yourself (and your budget) for more bad news on the healthcare front: double-digit increases next year — no matter what type of plan your company has.
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Tags: Buck Consultants, healthcare costs, Plan types, Presciption drugs, Survey
When employees move it, they’re healthier and more productive. Employers then start to lose the burden of ever-increasing healthcare costs. Download the Virgin HealthMiles White paper, “Moving Toward Health” to better understand physical activity’s impact on employee health and associated medical and productivity costs.
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