by Stacy Barrow | May 21, 2021 | Compliance, ERISA, Health Insurance
REMINDER: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2021 Hint: If you have a Self-Funded Health Plan, or a Level-Funded Health plan, pay close attention. If you have a Fully-Insured Health TL:DR, the plan pays the fee on behalf of the plan. Employers that sponsor self-insured...
by Stacy Barrow | Apr 13, 2021 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits
DOL Releases Model Notices and Other Resources Related to COBRA Premium Assistance On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a link to its webpage dedicated to the COBRA premium assistance authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARPA),...
by Bret Brummitt | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Wall….?? Employee Navigator has a fantastic feature sitting right in the middle of your main navigation menu called the “Wall”. You may not have any idea what it does, especially if yours is blank. But once you see how many ways...
by Dave Chase | Dec 29, 2020 | Culture, Data Analytics, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Insurance, Health Rosetta, Plan Design
Relocalizing Health: Chapter 9 Highlights In this chapter, I detail the five straightforward steps to high-performance plans that spell out “LOCAL” because high-performance plans realize that health starts at home with mom and dad and then extends to the...
by Bret Brummitt | Oct 30, 2020 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Labor Law
Here’s the scenario…it may be familiar to your company We have a team member who left early last Tuesday stating her spouse tested positive for COVID. She was tested, and her results were negative. She states she won’t be back to work until...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 23, 2020 | Culture, Employee Benefits, Employee Navigator, Human Resources
Shouting into the Void Employee Engagement and Education is key for maximizing the employee and member experience with not only your benefit plans but key for your company culture as a whole. When we create a strategy of communication and measure the effectiveness,...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Partner Spotlight: Flume Health We have various solution partners. Yes, I know….shocking. One of the most complex and most strategic decisions anyone can make is deciding who is a good TPA partner. Now, a TPA typically refers to the health plan...
by Bret Brummitt | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
How do we handle payroll deductions when an employee is on leave? The question of paying for benefits when an employee is on leave is one that has been occurring pretty frequently. Sometimes this is a question that gets asked during events that are planned in...
by Bret Brummitt | Aug 3, 2020 | Data Analytics, Employee Benefits, Health Rosetta, Plan Design
The Flume Health impact During this interview, Grant Parker says something pretty amazing with the “we are seeing an average of $5600 per employee savings for our clients” Now, let’s point out that Flume is defining clients as the employer who...
by Kalinda Dunn | Jul 19, 2020 | Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Plan Design
Should I use my Insurance or an Rx Discount Card for this Prescription? It is once again that time to go to the pharmacy and pick up your prescription. This may be a recurring prescription that you pay for each month as a maintenance medication, or it could...
