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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Erin Woulfe

Erin Woulfe likes to write about things that matter. Keeping her finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the public sector world, she blogs about the latest legislative news and employee benefit trends that affect our school, city and county clients. She’s been with NIS since 2002. “I love connecting to our clients and providing them with the tools they need in order to administrate their plan,” says Erin. “Whether that be materials to educate their employees on certain benefits, how to effectively communicate change within an organization, or providing tips and how-to’s to help them make their job easier.”

Recent Articles by Erin Woulfe

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Final Rule Released for Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance

The Trump administration released the final rule and fact sheet regarding short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI). This final rule is effective and applicable 60 days after publication in the...

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Avoid Claim & Billing Issues by Submitting an Annual Census

It’s important that public sector organizations with life and/or disability coverage send an annual census to their insurance carrier at least once a year. Employers want their enrollment records to...

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Understanding Life Continuation Options – Portability and Conversion

Updated May 13, 2024

Many schools, cities, and counties offer a Conversion and/or Portability feature within their group life insurance plans. This allows employees whose group term life insurance...

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5 Things to Review Before Changing Life or Disability Insurance Carriers

At some point in time, you may have to change life or disability insurance carriers for better rates, plan design, or customer service. To ensure that no employee falls through the cracks during the...

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New Affordable Care Act Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2019

The Department of Health and Human Services released its final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019. This final rule describes benefit and payment parameters under the Affordable Care ...

PCORI Fee Deadline July 31st

If your health plan is self-funded, the deadline to pay your annual PCORI fees is July 31, 2018. You should use IRS Form 720 for reporting.

Why 3-5 Year Strategic Plans for Health Benefits is Trending

With health insurance increases, schools, counties, and other governmental employers are continually looking for ways to contain their costs. Traditionally, public sector employers took a tactical...

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Alert! HSA Family Coverage Contribution Limit Changed... Again!

Last week, the IRS made another change to the 2018 family HSA (Health Savings Account) contribution limit. This change modifies their March 5th directive.

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IRS Releases FAQs for Paid Family & Medical Leave Employer Credit

The IRS recently released FAQs regarding the Paid Family & Medical Leave employer credit and indicated that additional guidance will be forthcoming. The FAQs provide a helpful summary of the credit...

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Download: 2018 ACA Compliance Checklist

Schools, cities, and counties with group health plans should be aware of changes to certain ACA (Affordable Care Act) requirements for 2018.