Tag: Healthcare

Benefits | April 2nd, 2010

Early Retiree Reimbursement Slated for June Kickoff

April 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A client advisory from Mercer’s Washington Resource Group (WRG) recommends employers keep their eyes peeled...

Compliance | April 2nd, 2010

Michigan of Two Minds on Healthcare Bill

April 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State officials in Michigan appear to be of two minds on healthcare reform.

Products | April 2nd, 2010

Nationwide Better Health Betters Benefits Offering

April 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Better Health has enhanced its workplace benefits offering by adding group short-term...

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

IRS Reminds Employers of New Health Coverage Tax Credit

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many small businesses and tax-exempt organizations offering health insurance coverage to their employees now qualify...

Reader Responses | April 1st, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: Believe it or Not…

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It’s April Fool’s Day, of course – and on that day it can...

Benefits | March 31st, 2010

Public Employers Step up Wellness Efforts

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey shows that half of public employer health plans have been able to...

Products | March 31st, 2010

PayFlex to Launch Mobile App for HSAs and FSAs

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PayFlex Systems USA Inc. has announced the launch of its broad mobile application platform, PayFlex...

Benefits | March 31st, 2010

More Companies Report Health Reform Impact

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More companies are reporting the financial hit they say they will take as a result...

Compliance | March 30th, 2010

Changes Included in Final Healthcare Law

March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Now that healthcare reform is officially the law of the land, employers will...

Compliance | March 29th, 2010

COBRA Subsidy Extension not Passed Before Lawmakers' Recess

March 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate adjourned Friday for a two-week recess without taking action on a bill that...

Benefits | March 29th, 2010

Employers Say Offering Dental Benefits Improves Morale

March 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two-thirds (67%) of UK companies say dental benefits improve staff morale.

Benefits | March 26th, 2010

Companies Begin to Report Healthcare Bill “Bill”

March 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forget about the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates – there are apparently some...

Compliance | March 26th, 2010

Long-term Care Benefit Also Made Available in Health Reform

March 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The health reform legislation contains a provision that will make long-term care insurance available to...

Compliance | March 26th, 2010

Hawaii State Retirees Lose Health Coverage Legal Battle

March 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The state of Hawaii is constitutionally mandated to provide health benefits to state and county employees,...

Compliance | March 25th, 2010

Health Reform Changes Headed Back to House

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday afternoon approved 56 - 43 a package of changes to...

Compliance | March 25th, 2010

EBSA Issues Final Exemption for Ford VEBA

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has granted an exemption allowing the...

Benefits | March 25th, 2010

Fidelity Retiree Health Cost Estimate Jumps to Quarter of a Million

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments' annual Retiree Health Care Costs Estimate indicates a 65-year-old couple retiring this year...

Reader Responses | March 25th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: What Will Health Care "Reform" Mean?

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Obama has now signed legislation that purports to reform health care (or...

Benefits | March 24th, 2010

Employers Holding the Line on Health Care – for Now

March 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers weren’t inclined to make many changes in their health care programs in...

Compliance | March 23rd, 2010

Obama Signs Health Reform and the Fight Begins

March 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed into law the health reform bill passed...