Revised July 16, 2021

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Imagine you are a large client conducting a request for proposal that requires a match to your current policy. A competitor, who advertises on national...

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For public sector employers, offering retiree life insurance as a post-employment benefit is a generous and common offering, but may be problematic for the employer as time goes on....

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Finding a substitute teacher last minute can be an administrative headache. In one Michigan school district we talked to, Donna, an office employee, recalled when she and her co-workers...

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Taking care of your health also means taking care of your eyes. That’s what a teacher from a Nebraska school district discovered when her optometrist found something unusual during a...

Revised March 16, 2023

Please note that Grand Rounds combined with Doctor on Demand and are now known as Included Health.

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Each year, more than 3.6 million people miss medical...

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President Trump signed an executive order earlier this week designed to increase pricing and quality transparency in health care. It directs several federal agencies to write guidance...

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As Michigan school districts work towards submitting their initial 2019-20 budgets for approval at the end of the fiscal year, a battle looms between Michigan’s House and the Governor...

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Mental health can be defined as how a person feels, thinks, acts, as well as their emotional and social well-being. Mental health can change over time, depending on factors such as...

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Updated June 9, 2021

Many schools, cities, and counties have a Conversion and/or Portability option on their group life insurance plan. When an employee’s group term life insurance...

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On June 13, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department issued a final rule that expands the use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)...