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There are many concerns employers have when it comes to employee use of social media. It is part of today’s culture and employees are going to be active users of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. But when an employer feels that an employee is not following the “rules” when it […]

Life Expectancy Isn’t Improving – Here’s Why The National Center for Health Statistics released statistics late last year indicating life expectancy has fallen two years in a row. For women, life expectancy has remained stable the past two years at 81.1 years. But for men life expectancy is 76.3 years, which is five years less than […]

Twenty-five years ago this month, then President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that requires certain employers to provide unpaid medical leave to employees who qualify. It was an important step in granting American workers comfort that they did not have to worry about losing their job in order to take time off to […]

With the beginning of the new year, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are beginning to release 2017 data, along with forecasts for 2018. Express Scripts recently released their “2017 Drug Trend Report.” With this report, Express Scripts provides insight into the utilization trends and costs for 34.3 million members. Interestingly, despite the growth in cost and […]

After a brief government shutdown, President Trump signed the Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (ECAA). The Act includes provisions that suspend or delay three health care related taxes imposed by the Affordable Care Act. The taxes that are affected include: In addition to the tax implications, the Act extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for an additional […]

The IRS recently released the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments for certain plans. The table below compares the 2017 limits to the new 2018 limits for affected plans.