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| Compliance |
| DOL Says Members of AHPs Can Keep Coverage for Now |
| After a federal district court overturned final regulations on association health plans (AHPs) from the Department of Labor (DOL), the agency says “employers participating in insured AHPs can generally maintain that coverage through the end of the plan year or, if later, the contract term.”Read more > |
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| Compliance |
| Senators Introduce Legislation to Further AHPs |
| A group of senators, led by Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, have introduced legislation that would ensure the new pathway remains available for small businesses to offer AHPs under the DOL’s final rule.Read more > |
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| Data and Research |
| Wellness Programs May Not Deliver Cost Savings in the Short Term |
| A trial among a large group of employees found a couple of positive self-reported outcomes by participants after 18 months of using a wellness program, but measures of health improvements and employer cost savings were not significant.Read more > |
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| Benefits |
| Financial Incentives a Big Part of Employers’ Well-Being Program Budgets |
| Companies across the country are expected to spend an average of $3.6 million on physical well-being programs in 2019, according to a survey from Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.Read more > |
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| Benefits |
| HSA Awareness Day Founded to Help Educate Account Holders |
| WEX Health President Jeff Young says he hopes “to see employers, providers, brokers and advisers dedicate October 15 to encouraging consumers or employees to ask as many questions as possible [about HSAs] ahead of open enrollment.”Read more > |
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| Products |
| Alegeus Introduces Product It Says Will Disrupt the Health Care Market |
| An Alegeus mobile-first Smart HSA app is on course to deliver an intuitive, personalized, and self-guided account experience for health savings account (HSA) participants.Read more > |
