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Financial Wellness Growing
MetLife recently released a report showing that an increasing number of employers believe that personal finance has become the main source of stress for […]
Supporting Behavioral Health
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with a mental illness. Since it has become virtually impossible to avoid a condition at work, here […]
Extension of Certain Plan Timeframes Due to COVID-19
On May 4th, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), a division of the Department of Labor, and the IRS filed a joint notice which […]
What Makes a Health Plan “High Quality”?
A recent survey by a data analytics firm found that benefits objectives often vary based on company size. Results showed that while smaller companies […]
Determining Self-Funded Plan Costs for PPP Loan Forgiveness
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27th, 2020, provides for Small Business Loans called the Paycheck Protection Program. These loans, […]
Diversified Group’s Continuing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our daily lives from stay at home orders to social distancing and we’ve all had to adjust to […]
Family Leave Programs Expanding
Even though Labor Department reports show that fewer than 15% of private sector employees are covered by paid leave programs, more states are looking for ways […]
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Stimulus 3.5)
The House and Senate have passed the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act” (Stimulus 3.5). The bill provides $484 billion in […]
Making Reference Based Pricing Work
Whether you refer to it as Reference Based Pricing, Medicare Reference, Cost Plus or something else, the important thing is to understand what it […]
IRS Notice 2020-23 Extends Some Tax Filing Deadlines
The IRS released Notice 2020-23 on April 9, 2020, which postpones until July 15, 2020 the filing of many federal tax returns and the […]
Too Many Generics in Waiting
Record numbers of generic drugs that could provide much needed relief for Americans with serious medical conditions are failing to come to market because […]
The CARES Act Impact on Employee Benefit Plans
CARES Act Employee Benefit Impact
- High Deductible Health Plans payment for tele-health. Effective immediately, the CARES Act creates a temporary safe harbor allowing HDHPs to cover […]
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