Seven Steps to a Successful Open Enrollment
If you view annual open enrollment as a simple box-checking exercise, you're likely missing out on helping your staff get the most out of the benefits you provide. Instead, if you approach open enrollment as a chance to strengthen employee engagement,
Feds Won’t Enforce Short-Term Health Insurance Limits
The Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services announced that they will no longer enforce a 2024 rule limiting short-term health insurance to three months. The decision leaves the door open for insurers to once again issue these policies
New Study Predicts Higher Group Benefits Inflation
Employers are preparing for what could be the steepest annual increase in health care costs in more than a decade, and many are considering plan design changes, including cost-shifting, to buffer the impact, according to a new report. The "2026 Employer
Open Enrollment Prep: Survey Your Staff to Fine-Tune Your Benefits
As the year-end open enrollment period approaches, now is the time to fine-tune your benefits, and that starts with surveying your employees about their views of your current offerings. There should be more to this effort than checking boxes. It's important
Group Health Plan Affordability Levels Up, Giving Employers a Break
The IRS has significantly increased the group health plan affordability threshold, which is used to determine if an employer's lowest-premium health plan complies with Affordable Care Act rules, for plan years starting in 2026. The threshold for next year has been