PCORI Fees due by July 31st
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...
ARPA and the rules around the COBRA subsidy a.k.a. free COBRA
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),...
How to: Using the “Wall” inside Employee Navigator
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 you can use it...
The five steps of LOCAL health plans from Dave Chase
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...
Problem of the Week: Do we pay for time off when an employee’s family members are quarantining after Covid-19 positive test results?
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 next Tuesday. She...
Partner Spotlight: Airbo and the Virtual Benefits Education
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,...