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Estimated Time on HR: Procuring Benefit Plans and Open Enrollment Administration Tasks

Stratus.HR

Creating a full wrap document to comply with ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act): 1 hour if digital . Answering employee questions about open enrollment: 1-3 hours . Following-up with outstanding employee enrollments: 1-2 hours . Administering a Flexible Spending Account (i.e.,

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

If an employee or a member of the employee’s family experiences a medical emergency, the costs can add up quickly. A health reimbursement plan gives employers a way to cover these costs. HRAs may sound like Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), but there are key differences.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

Educate employees on how to use these funds for current and future healthcare expenses. Health savings accounts can be a good deal for employees. Employers that have gone the HDHP route typically offer a qualified plan that includes a health savings account to help pay for qualifying medical expenses tax-free.

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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

And those dollar amounts may discourage employees from signing on. To temper an HDHP’s bite, they can be paired with health savings accounts. Advantage: Employees can contribute more on a pretax basis than they can put into flexible spending accounts. deductibles, co-payments, etc.)

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From deductibles to wellness: Why benefits options matter

WEX Inc.

Smaller employers may face challenges in providing these options, although participants have said they are interested in these health plan choices. More dental and vision Among employers with benefits administration through WEX , 68% of eligible employees enrolled in vision and 77% of eligible employees enrolled in dental.

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Benefits for One, Benefits for All: Understanding Lifestyle Spending Accounts

HR Digest

If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a lifestyle spending account you’re not alone in your confusion. The lifestyle spending account benefits vary from employer to employer but they all have the freedom to set a range of categories where the funds in the account can be spent.