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13 Employee Benefits You Should Consider Offering
The Libertarian Replublic reports: "It can be a real challenge for a small business to keep employees interested in sticking around for the long haul. Larger companies always seem to have the upper hand, especially when it comes to offering enticing employee benefits....
House Passes Health Care ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repeal Bill
The S HR M reports: "The U.S. House of Representatives voted on July 17 to abolish the so-called "Cadillac tax" on employer-sponsored high-value health plans, set to take effect in 2022. If the Senate passes the measure and the president signs it into law, the threat...
New Tool to Contain Employer Healthcare Costs
JD Supra reports: "Background Healthcare coverage became an employer-offered benefit during World War II as the result of the federal government’s wage and price controls[1]. Since that time, Medicare has become an important part of how healthcare is provided to...
New Final Regulations Expand the Availability of HRAs
JD Supra reports: "On June 13, 2019, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Treasury (the “Departments”), published final regulations which significantly broaden the types of health plans that may be integrated with...
Explaining Texas v. U.S.: A Guide to the 5th Circuit Appeal in the Case Challenging the ACA
KFF.org reports: "On July 9, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will hear oral argument in Texas v. U.S., the next round of litigation challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The appeals court is reviewing a federal trial court’s decision that the...
Why You Still Absolutely Need Health Insurance Despite the Death of the Penalty
Yahoo Finance reports: "Starting in 2019, you'll no longer owe a fine to the IRS if you don't have qualifying health insurance coverage. While the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, imposed a tax penalty for those who opted out of coverage, the mandate was eliminated...
‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators
KHN reports: "Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of nearby Kirkland, needed chemotherapy and radiation when the pain in his jaw turned out to be throat cancer. And Kim Bruzas, 55, of Waitsburg, hundreds of miles away, needed...
Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says
AP reports: "Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it. The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that federal...
Should companies begin offering student-loan help to employees?
Prairie Business reports: "Yes! Student loan debt is one of the most difficult financial issues facing new grads. Rising costs of tuition/education can make it hard for new grads to get a start in life – whether it be buying their first home, purchasing a new vehicle...
Most Americans want lower health care costs, not ‘Medicare for All’ or Obamacare repeal
CNN Politics reports: "Washington may be obsessed with enacting "Medicare for All" or repealing Obamacare, but Americans have other priorities. They want Congress to prioritize reducing health care costs and protecting those with pre-existing conditions, according to...