As discussed in our last webinar, in late January the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its much-anticipated 563-page final omnibus … Read more
Federal Government Will Be Running Insurance Exchanges in Half the States
By Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states — … Read more
What to Tell Workers About That New Health Care Costs Line on the W-2
Whoa! What’s that new line item on my W-2? Is that taxable? Employers are starting to field questions like these from their employees. That’s because … Read more
Pew Study Shows That Employees Are Turning Into Health Care Consumers
Employees have heard you loud and clear, Ms. and Mr. Employer. They got the message that it’s time to become a savvy health care consumer. They’re out … Read more
Coping With Flu Season: 3 Tips to Encourage Sick Workers to Stay Home
Flu season has hit early and hard this year. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the current outbreak could be the worst in a decade. Things are … Read more
Aon Hewitt Study: Stress Keeps Your Workers from Being Healthy
We have such good intentions, particularly at this time of year. We intend to eat better, get more sleep, head to the gym more often, budget better. Then … Read more
3 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be THE Year for Benefits Communications
Benefits communication rarely gets the credit — or attention, or budget, or planning — it deserves. Despite well-documented empirical evidence of its … Read more
13 Easy and (Mostly) Low-Cost Employee Wellness Changes for 2013
Right about now, your employees are wondering whether they’ll keep their new resolutions or dust off the old ones and give them one more go. Even your … Read more
Play or Pay With Obamacare? 7 Reasons Why “Pay” Is Not the Easy Answer
With every day that goes by, the nation’s employers move a step closer to having to make a decision: Do I play or pay? Employers now have just a little … Read more
Will Workers Lose Tax Break for Health Benefits in “Fiscal Cliff” Talks?
As the deficit debate continues, some policy wonks think it’s inevitable that negotiators will address a loophole that allows workers to avoid paying taxes … Read more