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Group Health Insurance Considerations For Staff Working Past Retirement Age

InterWest Insurance Services

That said, workers who are still on your plan should sign up for Original Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) when they are first eligible. Medicare Part A, which is premium-free, provides secondary coverage of hospital expenses that may not be covered by your group plan.

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How Winston Benefits’ Benefits Administration Technology Helped Update Benefits Communication and Streamline Enrollment for a Food Manufacturer

Winston Benefits

For 2017, 92 percent of employees enrolled in benefits programs, with voluntary benefit participation rising markedly. Accident insurance enrollment went up more than 20 percent; critical illness insurance enrollment rose more than 28 percent and hospital indemnity jumped 58 percent.

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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

Employees with HDHPs more engaged in their care. Employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans are significantly more engaged in their health care than employees who have lower deductibles. EBRI found that HDHP enrollees are more likely to: Research doctors and hospitals. deductibles, co-payments, etc.)

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6 Strategies to Simplify Your Benefits Enrollment

Insperity

To start, develop a printed piece or internal website that includes: A comparison list of what in-network and out-of-network physicians and hospitals are covered. An explanation of any changes from the previous year and any actions your employees may need to take. Your plan should help answer common questions and ease anxieties.

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6 Strategies to Simplify Your Benefits Enrollment

Insperity

To start, develop a printed piece or internal website that includes: A comparison list of what in-network and out-of-network physicians and hospitals are covered. An explanation of any changes from the previous year and any actions your employees may need to take. Your plan should help answer common questions and ease anxieties.

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Voluntary Benefits Improve Employee Satisfaction and Retention

InterWest Insurance Services

The employer deducts any fees or premiums for these benefits from employee paychecks and forwards them in a single batch to the benefit vendors. Employees can often buy these benefits and services via their employer’s group voluntary benefits plan much more cheaply than they could buy them on their own.