2026 Open Enrollment: Key Plan Design Changes and Checklist
Amanda Humphrey: September 18, 2025
Amanda Humphrey: September 18, 2025
Prepare Your Workforce: 2026 Open Enrollment Strategies
Amanda Humphrey: September 18, 2025
With the 2026 open enrollment season around the corner, employers have an opportunity to develop attractive benefits offerings and proactively...
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Updates to Employee Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Amanda Humphrey: September 18, 2025
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law this summer. The OBBBA contains changes for employee benefit plans, including:
2026 Open Enrollment: Essential Benefit Notices Compliance Guide
Amanda Humphrey: September 18, 2025
This compliance overview includes a chart that summarizes the benefit notices that employers should provide in connection with their health plans’...
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Medicare Part D Notices: Key Steps for 2026 Creditable Coverage Compliance
Amanda Humphrey: September 18, 2025
Reminder: Oct. 15 deadline The deadline to distribute Part D notices and the extended Form 5500 filing deadline for calendar year plans is Oct. 15....
New Cost-Sharing Limits Announced by HHS for 2026 Plan Years
Amanda Humphrey: August 27, 2025
U.S. Health & Human Services Department (HHS) recently published a final rule that updates how the Affordable Care Act (ACA’s) maximum annual...
2025 Market Survey: Trends in Employee Attraction and Retention
Amanda Humphrey: August 27, 2025
This 2025 State of the Market Survey provides insights into employers’ perspectives on the current market landscape and broader business environment....
Insurers Back HHS Efforts to Reform Prior Authorization
Amanda Humphrey: August 27, 2025
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this summer that the country’s largest health insurers have...
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August 2025 Benefits Buzz: Key Changes in Employee Benefit Plans
Amanda Humphrey: August 27, 2025
Welcome to the August edition of Benefits Buzz! In this monthly issue, we dive into the latest topics related to employee benefits, wellness programs...