The DoL Fights Employers Failing to Remit Contributions
The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has a long history of protecting the contributions employees make to their 401 (k), health care, and any other contributory plans by […]
State Exchange Regulations Issued
On March 12, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a revised version of the federal rules regarding the “Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans and […]
Smoking and Your Numbers
Thankfully, smoking is on the decline in the U.S., but still nearly one in five adult Americans is a smoker. Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. And most […]
Know Your Numbers – Four Steps
You’re up to date on your health screenings. You and your doctor have gone over your numbers together. She points out that your BMI, cholesterol and blood pressure have inched […]
Agencies Issue Guidance on Waiting Periods
Under the ACA, effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, a group health plan may not have a waiting period that exceeds 90 days. The ACA’s […]
Agencies Issue Guidance on Employer Mandate
Employer Shared Responsibility A key element of the ACA is the employer “shared responsibility” provision. This provision, currently scheduled to take effect in 2014, would assess a penalty against certain […]
The Innovative Award Goes To…
Innovative would like to congratulate UBA partner firm principal, Paul Bogumill of Mountain West Benefits in Helena, Montana, for receiving the Innovative Award at the annual Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute […]
AGENCIES ISSUE GUIDANCE ON AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT
The ACA provision on automatic enrollment requires certain large employers (those with more than 200 full-time employees) to automatically enroll new full-time employees in one of the employer’s health benefit […]
