Mercer’s Mike Sinkledam Reminds Calendar Year Plans to Implement New SBC Requirements During This Year’s Open Enrollment
"While 'not a lot has changed from last year, from [...]
What to Do When You Receive an Out-of-Network Shakedown Letter
"A physician-owned, out-of-network health care service provider – such as [...]
IRS Draws Line in the Sand, Won’t Accept Individual Tax Returns Without ACA Information
"For the first time, an individual must complete line 61 [...]
Telemedicine Expanding Rapidly
"According to one recent survey, telemedicine services (i.e., remote delivery [...]
DOL Opposes UnitedHealth’s Cross-Plan Offsetting Practice
"The Labor Department opposes a health insurance practice called 'cross-plan [...]
Pregnancy is Not a Pre-existing Condition for Disability Insurance
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in [...]
Well Drafted Plan Document Saves Self-Insured Medical Plan Over $350,000
"A self-insured medical plan included an anti-assignment provision that prohibited [...]
How Qualified and Nonqualified Plan Sponsors Should Respond to the Latest Guidance on ERISA Disability Claims Procedures
"While the fiduciary rule has received most of the attention [...]
Bringing Telemedicine to the Workplace: What Employers Should Know
"Providing telemedicine services to employees can raise a number of [...]
COBRA and Severance Agreements: A Gift or a Curse?
"If the individual is left enrolled as an active employee, [...]
