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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Average Hospital Stay Costs Doubled

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Hospital stays are becoming more expensive for Americans, leaving some with a large amount of medical debt. According to the personal finance website ValuePenguin, U.S. workers making...

2022 Employee Health Benefits Annual Survey Summary

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The Kaiser Family Foundation conducts an annual survey to examine employer-sponsored benefit trends. Here are some of the 2022 survey’s key findings.

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Student Loan Repayment Freeze Extended

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The Biden administration has extended the repayment freeze on federal student loans while the debt relief plan remains blocked in the courts. It is now paused until after June 2023 or...

2023 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines

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When it comes to your employer-sponsored group health plan, public sector employers have numerous reporting and disclosure requirements that must be met throughout the year.

The 5 Essentials for Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workplace

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The U.S. surgeon general released a new framework which outlines how employers can promote health and well-being in the workplace. Here are some essentials to help organizations best...

How to Identify and Retain Key Employees

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According to Zywave’s 2022 Attraction and Retention Survey, more than 75% of employers consider attraction and retention to be among their top five business challenges. Identifying...

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2023 PCORI Fee

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The IRS issued Notice 2022-59, which increases the fee for plan years ending on or after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2023, to $3.00 multiplied by the average number of lives...

Preventing Holiday Burnout

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According to Microsoft research, nearly half of employees have reported that they are burnt out at work. Burnout is defined as workplace stress that hasn’t been adequately managed. With...

How to Encourage Employee Health Care Shopping

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When it comes to health care, most people don’t shop around and compare prices. A survey from a health care artificial intelligence company revealed that 64% of Americans have never...

Trending Benefits for 2023

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Employees needs have changed over the past few years. Right now, their needs are shaped by the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation, and a tight labor market....