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What Is Contact Tracing?
As some state and local governments move to re-open, we’re hearing more about contact tracing. Since many Americans may be unsure of its meaning, […]
IRS Adjusts the ACA Affordability Percentage for 2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Revenue Procedure 2020-36 which indexes the contribution percentages for 2021 for purposes of determining affordability of an employer’s plan […]
Do Your Children Need a Pediatrician?
According to HealthDay News, a study covering millions of children age 17 and younger showed that overall visits to pediatricians in the U.S. fell […]
COBRA Notification of Termination Deadlines
With businesses operating remotely and personnel working from home, it’s easy to miss certain important deadlines in this COVID-19 era, such as providing your […]
A Time for Leadership
There are many concerns that cause top executives to lose sleep, but the events of the past couple months have tested business owners and […]
FMLA Expansion Under Coronavirus Response Act
When President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law in mid-March, employers with fewer than 500 employees became responsible for providing […]
Building a Remote Workforce
In mid-March when Discover Financial Services made the decision to put safety first, it meant quickly devising a plan to move 8,000 call center […]
How COVID-19 Is Transmitted
According to the CDC, the Coronavirus is thought to spread mainly through being close enough to an infected person to be touched by respiratory […]
No-Deductible COVID-19 Care
Uninsured people needing medical treatment for the coronavirus will be able to get that treatment without concerns about out-of-pocket costs or unexpected charges. Thanks […]
IRS Releases Adjusted PCOR Fee
The annual fee to fund the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), paid by employers that sponsor self-insured health plans and by commercial group […]
IRS Releases 2021 HSA Limits and ACA Out-of-Pocket Maximum
The Internal Revenue Service released its 2021 Health Savings Account Inflation Adjustment Limits. A comparison of the 2021 and 2020 limits are listed below. […]
Family Coverage Exceeds $20,000
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that annual premiums for employer-based, family coverage increased to $20,576 in 2019. This represents a one year increase of […]
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