While weight loss and smoking cessation are important components of wellness, there are many ways to make people healthy, happy and more productive. If your company has considered a wellness program, but has yet to jump in, you may want to test the water with a few easy-to-implement measures. Corporate Challenges – Nothing contributes to [...]
These days change and added regulations are happening at a rapid pace and at Diversified Group, we’re here to help our client employers avoid confusion. That being said, here are a few words of advice we can give that may help you… Don’t Tolerate a Sky-High Renewal – Planning can come to a halt when [...]
Experts have found that the best way to ensure that your fitness results don’t hit a plateau is to constantly try new exercises or a combination of several workouts together. These days there really is something for everyone – high-intensity interval training, Barre, yoga, Zumba and classes that mix traditional workouts with self-care workouts, just [...]
It’s a question asked by anyone who’s been hospitalized in the U.S. The numbers seem to have no rhyme or reason. Particularly when you consider that the cost for an appendectomy here in the U.S. is almost $30,000, while the cost to have the very same procedure performed in Europe would be just $4,000 – [...]
"A health law fine on the uninsured will more than double" Article is by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press, from wfsb.com Washington (AP) - The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight that cold fact in its [...]
Account Access As Mobile As You Are! Have the account information you need, right when you need it most! Our new My Flex mobile app makes it easy to manage your flex spending account on the go. Our secure mobile app offers the following features: Free smart phone app available for any Apple or Android [...]
Employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide their full-time workers with access to Minimal Essential Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The mandate is intended to ensure that employees have the opportunity to enroll in an employer-sponsored plan that is both affordable AND comprehensive. The government has established two tests to [...]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to have a major impact on ongoing overhead costs – with associated expenses expected to rise more than a quarter of a trillion dollars between 2014 and 2022. These are costs that are over and above anticipated administrative expenses had ObamaCare not been enacted. Where is this money going? [...]
One of the mandates of the Affordable Care Act is that employers pay a 40% excise tax on the value of high-cost health plans – the ‘Cadillac Tax’. Scheduled for implementation beginning 2018, the tax is calculated as 40% of the excess of total per employee per year (PEPY) health care costs above threshold limits [...]
Join us Tuesday, September 15th at the Mohegan Sun Casino! We've assembled a group of respected industry professionals to discuss a variety of relevant topics that will help you better navigate your health plan through these complicated times. Please see below for an overview of the topics we will cover. Event Info: September 15, 2015 [...]
