December Wellness Newsletter
QuickBites Weight-Loss Winners The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) studies people who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a year or longer. More than 10,000 […]
Compliance Recap – November 2014
The month of November brought a new delay in reporting required from self-funded plans. It also brought several new notices and regulations that may affect sponsors of group health plans […]
UBA Releases 2014 Health Plan Survey Executive Summary
Recent survey data from the 2014 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey, the nation’s largest health plan survey, shows that employers continue to shift a greater share of expenses to employees […]
Wellness While Away
We all have barriers that get in the way of leading healthy lives. As we enter the holiday season, they seem to pile up more and more. My colleagues in […]
Transitional Reinsurance Fee Filing Date Extended to December 5
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for group health plans to complete their 2014 transitional reinsurance fee (TRF) submission. The announcement, which was released […]
The Benefit Guardian Makes an Appearance at Halloween
This past Halloween we were honored to see the first ever Innovative Benefit Guardian costume from one of our very own clients. David Liero, an employee from AFS, designed and […]
COMPLIANCE ALERT: Premium Reimbursement Arrangements
The Department of Labor (DOL) has just published a series of FAQs regarding premium reimbursement arrangements. Specifically, the FAQs address the following arrangements: An arrangement in which an employer offers […]
Substance Abuse and Teens: Strategies for Prevention
Every year since 1975, the Monitoring the Future study has measured drug, alcohol and cigarette use among American youth. The study, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), […]
2015 Cost-of-Living Adjustments
The IRS has issued the cost-of-living adjusted figures for qualified plans and for several fringe benefits for 2015. Of particular interest to many employers are: • An increase in the […]
Requirement to Obtain a Health Plan Identifier (HPID) Delayed
On Friday October 31, 2014 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) quietly updated its Health Plan Identifier information page to delay the requirement that insurance carriers and self-funded […]
