Compliance | May 17th, 2013 Bill Would Allow Retention of Unspent FSA Funds May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two members of the Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation that would keep workers' unspent funds...
Benefits | May 16th, 2013 Employers Changing Plans Due to ACA May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many employers are making changes to their current health benefit plans as a result of...
Benefits | May 15th, 2013 Employers Evaluating Health Benefits Strategies May 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are highly concerned about the cost implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to...
Products | May 15th, 2013 Findley Davies Offers Health Reform Guide May 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers face several quickly approaching deadlines for the implementation of health care reform.
Compliance | May 6th, 2013 IRS Announces 2014 HSA Contribution Limits May 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided the 2014 inflation adjusted amounts for health savings accounts...
Benefits | April 29th, 2013 Many Using Electronic Distribution for SBCs April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of employers found that 86% use electronic distribution to send their Summaries of...
Opinions | April 24th, 2013 SECOND OPINIONS: ACA-Required Deductible & Cost Sharing Limits April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a series of FAQs that addressed, among other...
Benefits | April 11th, 2013 Adult Dependent Coverage Bumps Up Employer Cost April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The adult dependent mandate (ADM) of the federal health insurance reform law increased employers' health care costs.
Products | April 11th, 2013 Firm Offers Health Reform Impact Analysis April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Insight Benefits Group, a national employee benefits and risk management firm, offers an Employer Impact...
Products | April 8th, 2013 UBA Launches PPACA Resource Center April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Benefit Advisors (UBA) launched its PPACA Resource Center.
Products | April 4th, 2013 Buck Offers Training on HIPAA Rules April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants offers an audit and training program to help employers that sponsor group health...
Opinions | March 27th, 2013 SECOND OPINIONS: More Questions About Employer Shared Responsibility Requirements March 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earlier this year, Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations (78 Fed. Reg. 217 (January...
Compliance | March 15th, 2013 DOL Offers Health Plan Self-Compliance Tools March 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued checklists to help with determining if group health...
Opinions | March 13th, 2013 SECOND OPINIONS: Agencies Clarify Required Coverage for Contraceptives March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DOL, HHS, and Treasury recently issued several FAQs related to questions they have received on...
Benefits | March 8th, 2013 Employers Should Consider Same-Sex Marriage Issues March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In March, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments for a case challenging the constitutionality...
Compliance | February 28th, 2013 Lawmakers Attack Health Care Reform Again February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislators have introduced legislation to repeal the employer mandate that was included in the Patient...
Compliance | February 27th, 2013 Council Says DOMA Burdens Employers February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council joined 277 employers,...
Opinions | February 13th, 2013 SECOND OPINIONS: Proposed Wellness Rules under the ACA February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At the end of 2012, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury...
Benefits | February 12th, 2013 Employers Consider Adjustments for PPACA Costs February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A LIMRA survey found more than half...
Benefits | January 31st, 2013 Navigating New ACA Guidance January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer experts offered advice about how employers should proceed with the IRS’s new guidance under...