For two decades Atlanta restaurant owner Jim Dunn offered a group health plan to his managers and helped pay for it. That ended Dec. 1, after the … Read more
Employers Love Wellness Plans, But the Question is – Do They Even Work?
If you get health insurance at work, chances are you have some sort of wellness plan, too. But so far there’s no real evidence as to whether these plans … Read more
Biggest Loser Contests at Work? Only If They Pass Muster With the EEOC
By Howard Mavity We are again running a Biggest Loser Contest among our 31 offices and will award prizes, beginning at $1,000, to individuals who lose the … Read more
Feds Warn Employers Not to Dump Sick Workers From Health Plans
As employers try to minimize expenses under the health law, the Obama Administration has warned them against paying high-cost workers to leave the company … Read more
EEOC to Offer Employers Guidance on Wellness Programs
By Eric B. Meyer The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is obsessed with wellness programs. Or, as the EEOC likes to describe them … Read more
Big Changes For Workplace Health Plans: 6 Pitfalls to Watch For in 2015
You don’t get a pass this year on big health insurance decisions because you and your employees are not shopping in an Affordable Care Act marketplace. … Read more
What You and Your Business Need to Know About Obamacare, Year 2
For business owners, two things in life are certain: taxes and rising health care costs. The two become nearly interchangeable when new IRS Health Care … Read more
Costs Are Rising (Even If Premiums Aren’t) For 2015 Health Care
Fall is enrollment season for many people who get insurance through their workplace. Premium increases for 2015 plans are expected to be modest on average, … Read more
Study: Minimal Savings For Employers Who Cap Medical Payments
In an effort to slow health care spending, more employers are looking at capping what they pay for certain procedures — like joint replacements — and … Read more
Growing Debate Over Employer Health Plans With No Hospital Benefits
Lance Shnider is confident Obamacare regulators knew exactly what they were doing when they created an online calculator that gives a green light to new … Read more
Software Flaw Lets Employers Offer Health Plans Without Hospital Benefits
A flaw in the federal calculator for certifying that insurance meets the health law’s toughest standard is leading dozens of large employers to offer plans … Read more
For the First Time, EEOC Directly Challenges a Workplace Wellness Program
By Russell D. Chapman The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed its first lawsuit directly challenging the operation of a wellness … Read more
California Repeals 60-Day Waiting Period on Health Insurance
By Sara Richland Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a “waiting period” is defined as the period that must pass before coverage for an … Read more
Some 16% of Large Employers Plan to Still Offer “Skinny” Health Plans
Nearly one company in six in a new survey from a major employer group plans to offer health coverage that doesn’t meet the Affordable Care … Read more
New Obamacare Wrinkle: Some Employees Get Automatically Enrolled
Newly hired employees who don’t sign up for health insurance on the job could have it done for them under an Affordable Care Act provision that may take … Read more
Benefits Communication: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever
It’s a wait-and-see year for employers, in part driven by the seemingly endless legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act. But health care is big this … Read more
Appeals Courts Split on Legality of Subsidies Under Health Care Act
Two U.S. appeals courts Tuesday reached opposite conclusions about the legality of subsidies in the Affordable Care Act, a key part of the law that brings … Read more
How Employee Benefits Are Changing Around the World
In the last 12 months I’ve been to 73 cities in 19 countries, working with our global clients about the advantages of using online benefit management … Read more
Health Plans Dropping Contraceptive Coverage Must Notify Participants
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman In response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court holding in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that closely held, for-profit entities with … Read more
Poll Finds That Workers Dislike Penalties In Wellness Programs
Workers believe employer wellness programs should be all gain but no pain, according to a poll released this week. The poll from the Kaiser Family … Read more