Before December 31, 2024, self-insured plan sponsors are required to file a gag clause attestation with CMS using the HIOS system. For self-insured clients, uploading the attestation is a plan sponsor responsibility under the Consolidated Appropriations Act. However, Diversified Group will submit the attestations to CMS on behalf of our clients in time to meet the [...]
HIPAA Special Enrollment Events are a subset of the Section 125 Election Change Events that provide special enrollment rights. But, unlike Section 125, HIPAA’s events are only about enrolling in your group health plan, not dis-enrolling. HIPAA requires group health plans to provide special enrollment opportunities outside the plan's regular enrollment periods in certain [...]
Employers have so many different options available to them to utilize when sending their enrollment data to Diversified Group (i.e. payroll, HRIS systems, etc.). To make sure we are doing the best job for you, Diversified is making changes to our policies and procedures surrounding eligibility documentation to ensure that we are meeting your [...]
For many of us, the start of another week means trudging downstairs to a make-shift office, in our sweats, with the dog following close behind. It means balancing 8th grade algebra and 5th grade spelling tests in the middle of Zoom calls and emails to clients. It means a routine that is casual but boring. [...]
This article was published on September 21, 2020 on Hartford Business. Photo source is Hartford Business Journal. 1st Place | Category: 2 to 99 Employees Diversified Group Brokerage Headquarters: Marlborough Industry: Health insurance Top Executive: Brooks T. Goodison, President When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Diversified Group to work remotely, the third-party health plan administrator wanted [...]
One of the challenges of being in the benefits field is persuading people to take action. We want them to participate in an annual health risk assessment, exercise, get their children vaccinated, save for retirement . . . the list goes on and on.
Tailoring pension and benefits messages by age or generation is a good first step toward helping plan members make better decisions. But that may not go far enough.
