MMO: A Special Announcement from Medical Mutual and Paramount
- On May 1, 2024
Paramount is officially part of the Medical Mutual family of companies.
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Anthem: Ohio Farm Bureau MEWA Updated SIC Code List
- On April 30, 2024
The most current SIC code list of approved SIC’s for the Ohio Farm Bureau MEWA can be found here. These are in the Anthem broker portal now and available for quoting.
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FTC Votes to Ban Non-Compete Agreements – Will it Survive Legal Challenges?
- On April 29, 2024
The FTC has officially announced that it is moving ahead with a ban on virtually all non-compete agreements. Here’s what employers should know about this momentous decision.
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Biden Administration Releases Final Regulation On Nondiscrimination In Health Insurance
- On April 29, 2024
On Friday, April 26, 2024, the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights released a final regulation addressing the nondiscrimination in health insurance provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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RxDC Reporting Deadline Reminder
- On April 15, 2024
Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), group health plans and health insurers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must annually submit information about prescription drug and healthcare spending to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At the beginning of February, […]
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Recognizing and Engaging Employees In Hybrid Work Environment
- On April 15, 2024
With many organizations adopting remote or hybrid schedules since the pandemic, employers are struggling with ways to engage and reward their employees effectively.
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Basic Nondiscrimination Rules for Health and Cafeteria Plans
- On April 2, 2024
The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) sets out nondiscrimination requirements for cafeteria plans, medical plans (including health FSAs and HRAs), dependent care FSAs, and other benefit programs. Satisfaction of these tests is necessary for a benefit to be excluded from income when provided under the plan.
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Anthem: Sale of Life and Disability Products to The Standard Now Complete
- On April 2, 2024
Effective April 1, 2024, StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (The Standard) has acquired Anthem's parent company’s Life and Disability business.
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SummaCare: May MEWA Broker Bonus Just Announced
- On March 28, 2024
In addition to their ongoing MEWA broker bonus, SummaCare is pleased to announce an additional Broker Bonus for new MEWA groups effective May 1, 2024.
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Recent Changes to Medicare May Affect Credibility of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans
- On March 26, 2024
Federal law requires all group health plans with prescription drug coverage to undergo an annual actuarial test. Recent changes to Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing requirements are starting to affect creditability testing.
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