Category: Employee Benefits

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“Flexible working” involves employers adjusting their preferred working arrangements to accommodate their employees’ preferences. When making decisions about the availability of flexible working, best practices indicate it should be:  Click here for the complete 4-page Flexible Working guide.  Have questions? We are happy to answer them.

On March 25, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a one-year extension to the transition policy (originally announced November 14, 2013 and extended five times since) for individual and small group health plans that allows issuers to continue policies that do not meet ACA standards. The transition policy has been extended to policy […]

Cities across the United States including Cardinal Health Inc. of Dublin, Ohio filed lawsuits against a group of opioid manufacturers and distributors. The cities are alleging that the companies misled health care providers about addiction risks and seeking financial reimbursement for the costs these cities have incurred due to the opioid crisis. Alleged damages to […]

Each year, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust conduct a survey to examine employer-sponsored health benefit trends such as annual deductibles, plan enrollment, and health and wellness programs. The 2018 edition of this survey has been released, and it discusses a lot, including how health care costs continue to rise. […]

If you have Medicare and other health coverage, each type of coverage is called a “payer .” When there’s more than one payer, Medicare Secondary Payer or “coordination of benefits” rules decide who pays first. The “primary payer” pays what it owes on your bills first, and then you or your health care provider sends […]

Medicare can be confusing. The Fedeli Group is beginning an educational series to update plan sponsors and employees on this overwhelming, yet important, benefit. This article is the first in the series, answering several questions you may hear from your employees. Look for more information in future articles. Turning 65 and looking at Medicare can […]

You may have heard about Association Health Plans but what are they and how can you benefit from them? This article answers the many lingering questions being asked by organizations looking for creative healthcare options. Click the link below to learn how your organization can strengthen its bargaining power and greater economies of scale.  Read […]