The thought of a corporate wellness program conjures up visions of apples and scales. The notion that wellness programs are built only to keep weight in check barely scratches the surface of what wellness can do. A well thought-out program takes the health needs of your employee population into consideration, but also envelopes the bigger [...]
With More Families Forced to Choose Between Healthcare & Housing, It May Be the Future As a TPA, employer groups count on us to make their health benefits work. While that sounds easy enough, it can be anything but easy when ordinary working families face hospital bills they can’t handle. One couple recently found themselves [...]
This article was published on May 22, 2018 on Employee Benefit News, written by John Milne. Small and midsize businesses seeking flexible benefit plans for their employees that also provide a means to contain costs often feel their options are limited. The fully insured world restricts flexible and creative plan options, and many employers are [...]
Armed with the facts, brokers can offer expert advice about this cost-saving option. This article was published on May 9, 2018 on BenefitsPro, written by Steve Kelly, co-founder and CEO of ELAP Services. Photo Credit: BenefitsPro. The most successful business owners and employers surround themselves with advisers who are experts in their field and can guide [...]
On March 1, Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced H.R. 5138, the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act. The legislation includes several provisions NAHU has advocated in recent years to address issues with HSAs and employer-sponsored coverage. The legislation seeks to promote flexibility, encourage innovation and expand access to HSAs by aligning HSA regulations [...]
This article was published May 10, 2018 on BenefitsPro.com, written by Alex Tolbert. Photo Source: BenefitsPro Back in 2015, the big topic in health care was insurance company consolidation. This was the year Anthem announced plans to acquire Cigna, and Aetna put out a bid for Humana. Mergers across four of the country’s [...]
The Internal Revenue Service released its 2019 Health Savings Account Inflation Adjustment Limits. A comparison of the 2018 and 2019 limits are listed below. The ACA maximum out-of-pocket limits have also been adjusted. The ACA uses a different adjustment calculation than the IRS when setting HSA limits year over year.
This article was published on May 4, 2018 on Corporate Fitness & Health’s blog. Photo Credit Corporate Fitness & Health. Given that most of us spend a good amount of our time at work, it should come as no surprise that our work environment plays a significant role in our mental health and overall well-being. Despite [...]
May is National Employee Health & Fitness Month! Diversified Group’s wellness consulting and services company, Corporate Fitness & Health (CF&H), celebrates employee health and fitness all year long. But, they want to encourage all organizations to use this month to show their employees how much they care about their well-being. With chronic illnesses (and the [...]
Diversified is proud to be a sponsor of the Camphill Village 5K Trail & Fun Run again in its 3rd season and we’d love to have YOU be a participant! The event takes place on Saturday, May 12th and there are three running options… Run virtually from home! No matter where you participate, take to [...]
