The recent Employee Benefit Planning Association (EBPA) Summit in Los Angeles highlighted industry trends to watch in 2019. Attorney Marilyn Monahan of the Monahan Law Office in Marina Del Ray discus...
Comparability.com is a somewhat addictive website that asks online users to answer questions about their workplace. In one survey, employees estimate the value of their benefits including “healthcare,...
Prescription drug costs are a major contributor to driving up health plan premiums according to a recent report by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). Health plans paid nearly $8....
With flexible work arrangements on the rise, more employers are considering benefits for part-time employees. Seventy-nine percent of employers surveyed by the International Foundation of Employee Ben...
The EEOC recently released final rules, removing the incentive limits from the wellness program rules that must be followed to avoid violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic...
A Texas district court judge has issued a decision in Texas v. Azar, ruling that the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. The judge also argued that the individual ...
District Court Judge Richard Leon said he is considering halting the integration of CVS Health and Aetna — even though the two companies closed their merger. He ordered a hearing on December 18. In a...
A survey by Oliver Wyman reveals that, on average, consumers like healthcare clinics; they value wellness support; and they’d rather pay more upfront to have lower deductibles. More than one-third of ...
The IRS has released Notice 2018-94, which extends the deadline for employers to provide individuals with Form 1095-B/1095-C for the 2018 reporting year. The deadline has been moved from January 31, 2...
by Kevin Timone This article is based on a PodCast with Dennis Carlson of Benefits Influencer Our industry is full of smart, dedicated people. But, when it comes to higher levels of success, what sepa...
When you look at healthcare spending on a yearly basis, the increases don’t seem that big. But when you add up nine years of increases, the results are staggering. From 2007 to 2016, there was a 44% i...
Health care costs continue to rise in California with the average health plan now topping $19,200 a year for a family. But employers and workers seem to be reaching their limit when it comes to increa...