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2022 Health Insurance Outlook, Changes

InterWest Insurance Services

HDHP telehealth services — The CARES Act, signed into law in 2020 after the pandemic started, temporarily allowed high-deductible health plans to pay for telehealth services before an enrollee had met their deductible. 1, 2022, HDHPs must charge enrollees for telehealth services if they have not yet met their deductible. .

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7 considerations when choosing a health plan for the first time

WEX Inc.

Whether you're transitioning from your parents' insurance, landed your first full-time job, or are simply obtaining coverage for the first time, choosing health plans and employee benefits options can be overwhelming. For starters, let’s look at a few considerations when evaluating health plans for the first time.

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What are The Pre-Payroll activities? A detailed overview

Qandle

Benefits and Deductions: Collect information related to employee benefits and deductions, such as health insurance, retirement contributions, flexible spending accounts, loan repayments, or garnishments. A detailed overview appeared first on The Qandle Blog.

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It’s Time for a Mid-Year Financial Check-Up

Money Talk

Last year, I wrote a blog post about mid-year financial check-up s for the OneOp Personal Finance team. In it, I urged a review of tax deductions/credits, tax withholding, budgeting/cash flow, flexible spending accounts, financial goal progress, and investment portfolio status.

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Learn the dos and don’ts of open enrollment

WEX Inc.

When approaching open enrollment, do … Evaluate available health insurance plans. Increasingly, employers are offering their employees both HSA-eligible health plans (or high-deductible health plans ) and traditional health plans. Open enrollment comes just once a year.

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How HRAs Can Help Your Employees Pay for Medical Expenses

InterWest Insurance Services

As rising health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for health care are burdening workers, more employers are looking for ways to help their staff put aside money for those expenses. Fortunately, there is another option: a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Qualified medical expenses. How HRAs work.

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What happens to employee benefits plans when you elect COBRA?

WEX Inc.

COBRA can provide important health insurance security when you’ve experienced job loss or another qualifying event. In this blog post, we outline some of the ways your ability to use your employee benefits changes when you elect COBRA. Keep reading our blog or like/follow our Facebook , Twitter or LinkedIn pages!