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Affordability Under the ACA: How to Ensure Your Company Stays …

WEBThe IRS recently released the 2024 inflation-adjusted amounts, which decreases the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer-coverage affordability percentage …

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Self-Funded Health Plans: Breaking the Myths to Find Cost Savings

WEBRead on for more myths about self-insurance and what the real story is behind this cost-saving approach. MYTH: Only large companies can self-fund. MYTH: …

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Integrated Care: The Kaiser Healthcare Model Woodruff Sawyer

WEBIn an interview with Robert Pearl, MD, CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, he stated the four key reasons that sets Kaiser apart, with an integrated …

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What Are Self-Funded Health Plans

WEBMany employees—and some employers—don't realize how much companies pay for fully funded health insurance premiums.According to the KFF 2022 Employer …

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What’s Driving Benefits Renewal Hikes and How Can You Prepare

WEBThat rate outpaced both wage growth (31%) and inflation (23%) over the same period. New projections show an even higher spike for 2024—for example, while …

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Healthcare Price Transparency Empowers Employees and Employers

WEBThese benefits reflect the purpose of the Transparency in Coverage ruling (also dubbed the “No Surprises Act”) by the Department of Health and Human Services, …

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How California OSHA’s Proposed Indoor Heat Illness Prevention

WEBCalifornia experienced the worst heat wave in its history during the summer of 2022. According to NASA.gov, on September 7, 2022, 61 million people were under …

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The Untapped Potential of Benefits Data Analytics

WEBThese tangible benefits are a great reason to adopt or enhance data analytics usage. However, true success comes from aligning data analytics to strategic …

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How Your Employee Assistance Program Supports Mental Health

WEBAn employee assistance program (EAP) is an effective way to assist employees through mental health issues and improve their overall well-being. …

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An Employer’s Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance

WEBLong-term care—sometimes called custodial care—is typically not covered by traditional health insurance or Medicare plans. As a result, your employees may …

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OSHA 300 Logs: How to Determine Whether to Record an Injury …

WEBEmployers with more than 10 employees at any time during a calendar year and who are not partially exempt must keep Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) …

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New and Proposed Legislation Puts Spotlight on Long-Term Care …

WEBIn 2022, the state of Washington required employers to begin collecting a .58% payroll tax from employees unless they have private long-term care coverage. …

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Congress Passes Another Temporary Telehealth Safe Harbor

WEBThis blog post can also be found on our Coronavirus Resource Center. On March 15, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. …

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Point Solutions for 2023: Addressing Employee Benefits Trends

WEBIn our recent webinar, What’s Next in Benefits: Emerging Solutions for the Workplace, Woodruff Sawyer partnered with Dave Kerrigan, CEO of BenefitPitch, to …

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Compliance Alert: FICA Reduction Redux – IRS Issues Guidance on

WEBOn June 9, 2023, the IRS released OCC Memo 202323006, which advises that wellness indemnity payments under a fixed indemnity insurance policy are wages for purposes of …

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Sustaining Remote Employee Wellness in 2021 Woodruff Sawyer

WEBWFH to WFA: Sustaining Remote Employee Wellness in 2021. November 30, 2020. /. Coronavirus / Employee Benefits. Remote work arrangements have been an …

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Supreme Court Rules on Same-Sex Marriage, Employee Benefits

WEBLast week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that all states must permit same-sex marriages within their borders and must recognize same-sex …

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Compliance Alert: HHS Finalizes Its Updated Section 1557 Rules

WEBOn June 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its Final Rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act which, among other things, …

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Compliance Alert: Agencies Release Proposed Regulations on …

WEBOn July 12, 2023, the IRS, DOL and HHS (collectively, “the Agencies”) released proposed regulations that modify the conditions for hospital indemnity and other fixed indemnity …

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Compliance Alert: IRS Adjusts Health Flexible Spending Account …

WEBOn November 9,2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2023-34, which increases the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction …

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