Tag: Healthcare

October 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On September 13, 2013, Treasury issued Notice 2013-54 (the “Notice”) (and...

October 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers expect health benefit cost per employee will rise by 4.8% on average in 2014,...

September 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – NFP and bswift have partnered to launch the NFP Marketplace, a private health care exchange.

September 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) exist for different purposes.

September 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should look upon the upcoming deadline for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...

September 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a number...

September 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A state superior court ruled a city cannot freeze its retiree health care subsidy.

September 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers increasingly realize that healthier employees give them an edge over the competition; that’s why...

September 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most large employers plan to send out exchange notices by October 1, in compliance with...

September 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey by the Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS) found people are in...

September 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Asked to rate the U.S. health care system, a majority of workers describe it as...

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Healthcare Trends Institute has launched a website providing education about changes relating to health...

September 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ninety percent of employers polled said they have received questions from employees asking how their...

September 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is no penalty for failing to provide health insurance exchange notices to employees by...

September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group unveiled a tool that lets small-business owners see how they stack...

September 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from Aflac points to a knowledge gap regarding workers’ understanding of their health...

September 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ADP announced newly added features to its Workforce Now platform, designed to help mid-sized employers...

September 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) will host a two-part webcast this month to assist employers...

September 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to remember that an important deadline is approaching, related to the recent...

September 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study found that, in order to deal with rising health care costs, U.S....