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Cuomo wants to make already-promised MTA funding contingent on still-vague MTA reform
The governor revealed his intentions in the state budget documents released Tuesday as part of his State of the State address.
How Health Reform Could Raise Boomer Premiums
Understanding the Affordable Care Act's "age bands"
What is Level Funding? Is it Right for Your Business?
Level Funding is creating major buzz in the small group health insurance world. You may have even heard claims that these plans allow you to cut your health insurance premiums in half.
5 reasons employers should consider funding supplemental health benefits
With health insurance deductibles outpacing household income for the past 25 years, supplemental health benefits are gaining more attention.
Sanitary Water Wells for People With No Water Supply
This video documents the work of the Well Water Trust Fund, and projects that they have coordinated to supply sanitary water wells to people without water in...
When It Comes to Health-Care Reform, the IRS Rules
The Internal Revenue Service will play an important role in how health-care reform is managed, even deciding who will have to buy coverage.
what does the industry really think?
It has been almost three years since the advent of auto-enrolment, but to what extent has the pensions reform changed the payroll and HR landscape?
How Your Employer Can Help You Save for Emergencies
Everyone needs a rainy-day fund " your financial health depends on it. Your employer could help you build one. Many companies offer 401(k)s and other
Everything You Need to Know about Entitlement Reform
Most people have a vague understanding that America has a huge long-run fiscal problem. They’re right, though they probably don’t realize the seriousness of that looming crisis. Here…
Health Plan Compliance: More than Just Reform
Remind your clients that they have plenty of work to do to keep their plans running smoothly, no matter what the Supreme Court decides.
Ideas flow in on alternatives to initial pension reform plan
MONTPELIER — It was ideas they wanted, and ideas they got.
Why Health-Care Reform Might Mean More Jobs, Less Automation
New regulatory and data reporting requirements are making it more expensive for health-care insurers to maintain and upgrade automated claims processing systems. Guest Contributor Al Denis suggests that decreasing automation and increasing personnel could lead to more cost-efficient outcomes.
Benefits Easy: Intro to Self-Funding
When the employer assumes the financial risk for providing health care benefits to its employees, this is called Self-Funding<br>Self-Funded plans allow the employer to tailor the benefits plan design to best suit their employees. Employers can look at the demographics of their workforce and decide which benefits would be most utilized as well as cut benefits that are forecasted to be underutilized<br>While previously most…
Five Things Employers Should Know about Tax Reform
With the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comes sweeping changes to executive and equity compensation and employee benefits. ...
MANNING: Private Health Accounts Show The Way Forward For Health Reform
A new rule expands employers' abilities to fund tax-free reimbursement accounts for their employees
Self-funded Health Benefits for Large Construction Contractors
Providing self-funded health benefits to a hourly and geographically dispersed workforce requires a unique approach that integrates enrollment, ongoing eligibility management, premium collection and compliance. Self-funding has many positives, such as reducing...
Can self-funding work for smaller employers?
A regulatory shift coupled with technology advancements is allowing more employers to benefit from becoming their own insurer.
How Funders Can Support Clean, Reliable Water for All — Inside Philanthropy
The United States is facing a water infrastructure crisis. In this guest contribution, the leaders of three water grantmakers call on philanthropy to do more, and offer four ways funders can help.
How to Proactively Manage Self-Funded Employer Health Plans
As more patients join self-funded plans, hospitals face new challenges regarding billing and collection.
How self-funding can help control rising specialty drug costs
When a company with a self-funded plan selects a stop-loss carrier and individual stop-loss coverage, they have the option to include drug expenses in determining high claimant costs.
