UBA Health Plan Survey: Plans Popular with Employers Aren’t Always Tops with Employees | Megro Benefits

By Bill Olson, Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors The UBA Health Plan Survey tracks plans offered by region as well as enrollment by region. From a prevalence perspective, preferred provider organization (PPO) plans are most prevalent in the Central U.S., though they generally dominate nationwide, except in the Northeast where consumer-directed health plans … Continued

When the C-Suite Gets Seriously Sick | Conshohocken Benefit Broker

By Bill Olson, Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors Someone in the C-Suite of a company gets sick. I’m not talking about a cold or flu; I’m talking about a major, possibly even terminal, illness. Depending on the level of severity, what can the human resources department do to help communicate this information properly … Continued

Healthcare Cost Reduction: Community Paramedicine as a New Primary Care Delivery Model | Conshohocken Employee Benefits

With the drive of healthcare reform to make sure the U.S. population is insured and address the shortage of primary care physicians increasing as high as 31,000, where will people receive their primary care, and at what cost? What if there were a more efficient and cost effective way to deliver care to populations that lack access or don’t have the ability to easily access care.

CMS Provides Clarity on PACE Act Implications for States | Pennsylvania Benefit Broker

 By Danielle Capilla, Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Providing Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act amended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and redefined small employers as those with 50 or fewer employees; it also gives states the option to expand the definition to include employers with up to 100 … Continued

The Security of Smart Gadgets | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits

If you’re Inspector Gadget, you might say, “Go-go gadget security!” but for the rest of us we’re stuck with the task of keeping our smartphones, tablets, wearable technology, and any other connected devices (collectively known as the “Internet of Things”) secure.

IRS Announces 2016 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits | Conshohocken Benefit Broker

On October 21, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2016. In general, the pension plan limitations will not change in 2016 because the increase in the cost-of-living index did not meet the statutory thresholds that trigger their adjustment. The … Continued

Top 10 New Hire Onboarding Tips | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits

Human resources practitioners look for methods to make the traditionally boring process of new hire onboarding a little more exciting. While we are limited in finding ways to make completing compliance documents such as W-4 and I-9 forms enthralling, here are some suggestions on how to add a bit of fun and excitement to your … Continued

 

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